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The  Dixie  Speller  and  Eeader  is  prepared  as 
the  first  of  a  series  designed  for  the  use  of  schools. 
The  writer  does  not  claim  for  it  any  peculiar  excel- 
lence, but  such  ideas  as  an  experience  of  several 
years  as  a  teacher  may  have  suggested,  she  has  en- 
deavored to  embody  in  its  arrangement.  She  has 
striven,  also,  to  make  it  progressive  in  its  character 
for  the  young  pupil;  hence,  beginning  with  the 
English  Alphabet,  she  has  followed  it  up  with  read- 
ing lessons  containing  but  two,  three,  and  four  letters, 
and  has  thus  gradually  risen,  step  by  step,  until  words 
of  eight  and  nine  letters  are  used,  which  the  pupil 
will  find  no  difficulty  in  mastering  when  he  arrives 
at  them.  Her  main  object  has  been  to  supply  a 
Spelling  and  Eeading  Book  combined,  the  want  of 
which  is  seriously  felt  at  the  present  time,  and  which, 
while  it  is  adapted  to  the  different  grades  of  scholar- 
ship of  the  young  beginner,  should  contain  nothing 
objectionable  in  moral  tone,  and  should  be  ivholli/ 
Southern  in  sentiment. 

A  feiv  selections  from  the  writings  of  others  have 
been  made,  but  by  far  the  greater  number  are  entirely 
ottiginal.  From  the  ''Southern  Field  and  Fireside,"  (a 
paper  containing  some  charming  stories  for  the  little 
folks,  and  calculated  to  inculcate  many  good  lessons,) 


6  PREFACE. 


she  has  made  a  few  selections.  She  is  also  indebted 
to  a  work  entitled  "Songs  for  the  Little  Ones  at 
Home"  for  most  of  the  simple  poetry  inserted.  Nothing 
has  been  admitted  into  these  pages  which  the  most 
careful  parents  would  scruple  or  hesitate  to  place  in 
the  hanas  of  their  children.  The  writer  has  been 
greatly  limited,  also,  in  procuring  a  proper  supply 
and  style  of  cuts,  such  as  she  desired ,  but  existing, 
circumstances  forbade  her  doing  so  ;  hence  she  has 
been  under  the  necessity  of  using  such  as  she  could 
obtain.  While  the  sons  of  the  South  are  nobly 
battling  for  her  political,  a  daughter  thus  makes  an 
humble  effort  to  keep  open  the  path  to  literary  inde- 
pendence. Wishing  a  fervent  "God-speed"  to  this 
little  book,  she  places  it  before  parents  and  teachers. 
Conscious  of  imperfections,  she  has  done  what  she 
could  to  merit  approbation,  and  humbly  craves  the 
indulgence  of  a  generous  public. 

THE  AUTHOKESS. 


ri 


INTRODUCTORY   LESSONS. 


The  marks  and  pauses  which  are  used  in  the  read- 
ing lessons  of  this  volume,  should  be  perfectly  learned 
and  thoroughly  understood  by  the  pupil ;  the  teach- 
er's judgment  will  best  determine  at  what  perigd  of 
his  advancement  to  require  the  pupil  to  study  and 
become  familiar  with  them. 

MARKS   AND   PAUSES. 

A  comma  is  made  thus,  ( ,  )  denotes  the  shortest 
pause,  and  requires  a  stop  long  enough  to  count  one; 
as — George,  come  home. 

A  semicolon  is  made  thus,  ( ; )  and  is  a  little  longer 
than  a  comma,  and  requires  a  pause  long  enough  to 
count  two  ;  as — God  made  the  sun  to  rule  by  day  ; 
the  moon  and  stars  to  give  light  by  night. 

A  colon  is  made  thus,  ( : )  it  denotes  a  pause  a  little 
longer  than  a  semicolon;  long  enough  to  count  three; 
as — Eefrain  from  evil :  keep  not  company  with  the 
wicked. 

A  period  is  made  thus,  ( . )  and  denotes  a  pause 
lon^  enough  to  count  four  ;  as — Do  not  postpone  'til 
to-morrow  what  you  should  do  to-day. 

An  interrogation  point  is  made  thus,  (?)  it  de- 
notes that  a  question  is  asked;  as — Can  pleasure, 
honor,  riches  or  strength,  satisfy  the  soul? 

An  exclamation  point  is  made  thus,  (!)  and  de- 


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8  INTRODUCTORY   LESSONS. 

notes  strong  passion  or  feeling ;  as — Awake  I  arise ! 
our  countrj  must  be  free. 

Quotation  marks  are  made  thus,  (  "  7  )  and  denote 
that  the  words  of  another  are  used ;  as — Ue  remarked, 
"  a  day,  an  hour  of  virtuous  liberty  is  worth  a  whole 
eternity  in  bondage." 

An  apostrophe  is  made  thus,  ( ' )  and  shows  that 
a  letter  or  letters  arc  left  out  in  a  word;  as — 'Tis 
wicked  to  laugh  at  the  unfortunate. 

Articulation  is  giving  to  every  letter,  syllable  and 
word  a  correct  and  distinctive  utterance.  The  most 
common  fault  in  articulation,  particularly  with 
young  children,  is  the  suppression  of  a  letter  or 
syllable  in  the  pronunciation  of  a  word ;  as — pidur, 
ioT picture.  The  habit  of  drawling  out  the  words  of 
a  sentence  should  be  avoided. 

It  should  be  required  of  pupils  to  guard  against 
these  errors,  as  a  clear  and  distinct  articulation  is 
highly  important  to  make  a  good  reader,  and  the 
child  should  be  taught  this  when  beginning  to  Icam 
to  read. 

Pupils  should  be  taught,  also,  that  emphasis  is  the 
peculiar  force  given  by  the  voice  to  one  or  more 
words  in  a  sentence  ;  in  other  words,  to  give  empha- 
sis to  a  word,  means  to  pronounce  it  in  a  loud  and 
forcible  manner ;  as — The  soul  is  immortal ;  it  •will 
never  die. 

Words  to  be  emphasized  are  generally  printed  in 
italics. 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


9 


THE  ENGLISH  ALPHABET, 

IN  CAPITAL  LETTERS. 


A 

P> 

c 

1) 

K 

P 

G 

H 

I 

J 

T\ 

L 

M 

N 

0 

P 

Q 

R 

S 

T 

U 

Y 

W 

X 

Y 

Z 

&c. 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

0 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

=^l 


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THE  Di:XIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


THE    ENGLISH    ALPHABET. 


IN'  SMALL  LETTEltS. 


a 
f 
k 


u 


am 

an 

as 

at 

ax 

be 

bo 


1 


V 

z 


do 

fy 

go 
he 

ho 

if 


h 

111 

r 


LESSON  I 

in 

it 

is 

lo 

mc 

my 

no 


1 
II 


W  X 


oh 
of 
on 
or 
ox 

BO 

to 


o 


ap 

us 

we 

wo 

ye 


Beading  Lessons  of  two  Letters. 

I  am         By  me         Do  go         Oh  I  mo 
He  is       An  ox        We  do       An  ax 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.  11 


LESSON  IL 

I  am  up  He  is  to  go  in 

Is  lie  to  go  Ah  1  it  is  my  ax 

It  is  by  me  Is  my  ox  in 

Oh  I  I  am  on  He  is  to  go  in 

Do  as  I  do  An  ox  is  by  me 

LESSON  in. 

I  am  to  be  up  on  it  I  am  on  an  ox 

He  is  to  go  in  by  me  Ah  I  if  it  is  so 

Oh  I  it  is  on  me  Oh !  fy  to  do  so 

Go  ye  up  to  it  If  he  is  up  so  am  I 

LESSON  IV. 

Lo  we  do  go  up  on  it  or  in  it 
I  am  on  an  ox  it  is  my  ox 

Ho!  ox  do  go  on      Fy  I  ox  do  go  by 
Fy  I  to  do  so  Ye  do  go  up  to  it 

Is  it  my  ax  jja '/        Ah  I  I  am  up 

Spelling  Lessons  containing  Wot^  of  Three  Letters. 

1  2  3 

ant     bat  cat     dog  eat     fan 

ape    bee  cot    dye  egQ   fly 

4  5  6 

God     hat  ice     jar  key     let 

gun     hoe  ink    jug  kid     lie 


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THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

8 

9 

man 
may 
not 
now 

one 
old 
pen 

pig 

rat     top 
run    tin 
saw  urn 
sell    use 

vat    woe 
vie    yea 
war  jet 
wby  you 

10 

11 

are 
her 

the       new 
pin      sun 

get          fox 
day          let 

cap 
son 

his      car 
boy    hen 

Easy  Beading  Lessons,  cordaining  Words  of  Three  and 
sometimes  Four  Letters, ' 


My  cap  is  new. 
His  hat  is  old. 


S 

Can  we  go  in  the  car  ? 
You  may  see  my  cat 

and  dog.  • 

May  I  go  and  get   the 

gun? 


la  it  my  top? 
It  is  a  new  car. 


Can  you  see  the  hen  on 

her  nest? 
Ann  has  gone  to  feed  her 

hens. 
War  is  a  woe. 


LESSON  V. 


The  fox  can  run  as  far  as  the  dog. 

Can  an  owl  eat  a  hen  ?     Yes,  if  he  can  get  her. 

The  pig  is  in  the  new  pen,  and  can  not  get  out. 


LESSON  VI. 


It  is  day,  for  the  sun  is  now  up  in  the  sky  ;  you 
can  see  it,  if  you  get  out  of  bed,  Lou.  Do  get  up, 
and  let  us  run  out  and  see  our  new  pet  kid.  It  is 
not  shy,  but  a  gay  kid,  and  it  is  not  an  old  one. 


LESSON  TIL 


Eun  and  see  my  new  top,  Ben  ;  see  how  it  can 
hum.  You  can  get  one  too ;  do  not  heg  but  buy  one, 
for  a  bad  boy  will  beg ;  so  do  not  you.  It  is  sad  to 
see  a  boy  beg  for  a  top  if  he  can  buy  one. 


LESSON  vin. 

Hal  had  a  pet  pig ;  was  it  not  an  odd  pet  ?  He 
fed  it,  and  it  grew  so  fat.  The  pig  is  to  be  fed  now;^ 
so  let  us  go  and  see  him  eat.  Let  us  get  the  hay  too, 
to  put  in  his  pen  for  him  to  lie  on.  One  day  a  bad 
dog  bit  the  pig  on  the  ear ;  but  he  can  not  sec  him 
now,  for  he  ia  hid  in  his  pen- 


LESSON  IX 


Oh!  do  see  the  old  man  who  has  but  one  leg ;  he 
had  two,  but  one  was  shot  off  in  the  war,  so  now  he 
has  to  sit  or  lie  all  day  on  the  bed.  It  is  sad  for  the 
old  man  not  to  get  out,  for  the  sun  is  hot,  and  it  is 
too  bad  for  him  to  lie  on  the  bed  all  day  when  it  is 
so  warm  for  him. 


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THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

Spelling 

Lessons^   containing 

Words  of  Three  Letters. 

12 

13 

14 

15          ' 

ark 

hay 

but 

see 

bad 

mad 

nap 

sun 

mat 

ran 

pan 

bar 

can 

sat 

had 

- 

has 

map 

lap 

mud 

rod 

lad 

bid 

red 

tar 

gap 

pat 

lid 

pet 

16 

17 

18 

19 

men 

bye 

all 

two 

sod 

cot 

nun 

gem 

bed 

vex 

gum 

sum 

tax 

hop 

nod 

wax 

hem 

lip 

did 

dun 

pig 

box 

fed 

fin 

dot 

wet 

mix 

mug 

20 

21 

22 

23 

awl 

one 

dam 

fin 

bit 

lax 

ten 

way 

mad 

hid 

die 

tan 

six 

box 

foe 

cup 

sap 

bid 

wed 

and 

rot 

leg 

tar 

bud 

pod 

arm 

gin 

too 

LESSON  X. 

We  can  not 

see  God,  but  He  can  see 

us; 

He  can 

see  all  men,  3^( 

gt  no  man  can  see  Him. 

Let 

us  try  to 

act  as  we  are 

bid  by  Him. 

Let  us  do 

no  sin.     Aid 

THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  ANDltEADER.  15 

me,  O  God,  to  do  as  I  am  bid,  and  let  me  not  go  out 
of  the  way  of  Thy  law  I 

LESSON  XL 

"A  boy  and  a  man  were  in  the  old  log  hut  we  ran 
by  just  now,  Will.  Did  3^ou  not  see  tbem?''  "  No, 
I  did  not  see  them."  "I  did,  and  I  saw  too,  that  it 
was  not  a  big  hut,  and  the  man  had  but  one  arm,  for 
one  was  cut  off  in  the  war.  The  boy  is  not  as  old  as 
I  am,  for  he  is  but  "^ix,  and  I  am  ten  ;  but  I  am  not 
as  big  as  he  is.  He  had  on  a  new  fur  cap ;  the  man 
gave  it  to  him,  I'll  bet." 

LESSON  XII. 

THE  BEE. 

"Oh,  Sue  I  did  you  see  the  bee,  as  it  sat  on  the 
rim  of  my  cup?  It  is  now  in  the  air,  and  it  will 
fly  in  it,  if  the  sun^is  not  too  hot.  Ah  I  see,  it  has 
lit  on  the  bud,  to  sip  the  dew  off  of  it.  It  has  six 
legs.  Do  not  try  to  kill  it,  for  it  is  of  use  to  man. 
Can  you  tell  its  use,  Sue?"     ''  Yes,  I  can,  Ann." 


LESSON  XIIL 
THE  BAD  BOY. 

A  boy  had  a  cat  and  a  dog;  he  put  the  cat  in  a 
bag,  and  tied  it  so  she  could  not  get  out ;  he  put  the 
dog  in  a  big  box,  and  then  put  the  lid  of  the  box 
on,  but  the  dog  bit  him,  as  he  put  him  in,  so  he  had 


16 


THE  DIKIE  SPELLER  AND  READEK. 


to  take  off  the  lid  of  t4ie  box,  and  let  him  out:  but 
the  cat  is  in  the  bag  yet;  if  she  can  get  out,  she  will 
try  to  run  out  of  his  way ;  she  will  get  a  rat  to  eat, 
too,  if  the  boy  will  but  let  her  out.  Is  he  not  a  bad 
boy  ? 

LESSON  XIV. 

THE  FOX  A^D  UE^V. 

''Do  not  go  by  the  gun,  Tom:  it  ma}*  go  oft'  and 
kill  you ;  a  gun  is  not  fit  for  you  to  use,  but  a  big 
boy  can  use  it.  You  may  take  it  Ned,  and  see  if 
you  can  get  tlie  old  red  fox,  for  he  has  got  my  hen. 
How  sly  he  was  to  run  off  so ;  he  may  eat  it,  if  you 
do  not  run  and  get  a  shot  at  him.  Did  you  see  him, 
Ned?"  "  No,  sir,  he  ran  too  far  for  me  to  see  him; 
but  I  set  the  dog  on  him,  and  he  may  get  him.''  "It 
is  too  bad  to  let  the  old  fox  run  off  and  eat  my  fat 
hen ;  do  you  not  say  so  too  ?'' 

Spdlin(i  Lessons^    containing    ^Vo^ih  of   Four  Letters. 
12  3  4 


able 
arch 
aunt 
alms 


earn 
east 
edge 
eyes 


bank 
bird 
book 
burn 

6 

farm 
fear 
fire 
from 


cart 
cent 
clock 
coat 


game 

girl 
good 
grave 


darn 
dirt 
dray 
dust 

8 

head 
hand 
hour 
hymn 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.       17 


9 

10 

idle 
idol 
into 
isle 

jail 
jars 
June 
jump 

13 

14 

mace 
meal 
move 
mute 

nail 
need 
nose 
note 

11  12 

keys  land 

kiss  lead 

kite  lock 

knit  love 


15  16 

oaks  P'^^ge 

oils  pond 

oven  pole 

owls  pump 


Reading  Lessons,  containing  Four  and  sometimes  Five 

Letters. 

LESSON"  L 

A  good  boy  or  girl  will  be  sure  to  gain  the  love  of 
all ;  but  no  one  will  love  a  had  boy  or  girl. 

LESSON  II. 

Be  kind  to  a//,  and  barm  or  hurt  no  one ;  do  no 
ill  act,  and  if  you  have  done  one,  say  you  will  do  it 
no  more  ;  then  all  will  love  and  trust  you. 

LESSON  III. 

Do  see  the  boys  at  play.  They  play  with  a  ball ; 
it  is  a  town  ball  that  they  have,  and  it  is  as  big  as 
my  head.     If  it  hits  them  it  will  not  hurt  them,  for 


'J 


18       THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

it  is  soft.  See  how  that  boy  runs  ;  -he  gave  the  ball 
a  hard  lick  i//(??i,  did  he  not?  I  love  to  play  ball. 
Do  you  not,  Will  ? 

LESSON  lY. 

The  lark  will  soar  up  in  the  sky  to  look  at  the 
sun;  does  it  not  seem  as  if  it  will  hurt  his  e^^es? 
Can  you  look  at  the  sun,  John?  Do  not  try  to  do 
so;  it  will  pain  your  eyes.  Do  "you  know  that  the 
sun  will  rise  in  the  east  an  set  in  the  west?  Can 
you  show  me  the  east  ?  now  the  west  ?  Ah  !  I  am 
glad  to  see  that  you  know  and  can  tell  me. 

LESSON  Y. 

It  was  God  who  made  you,  and  gave  you  all  that 
you  have ;  He  gave  you  life,  food  to  eat,  and  a  home 
to  live  in.  All  who  love  you,  and  take  care  of  you, 
and  help  3^ou,  were  sent  by  Him.  He  sees  you  in 
the  dark  as  well  as  in  the  day.  He  can  tell  all  that 
you  do,  all  that  you  say,  and  all  that  is  in  your  mind. 
He  is  a  good  God,  and  you  must  love  and  fear  him. 

LESSON  YI. 

See,  Sam,  that  poor  bird  has  lost  her  nest ;  how 
sad  she  looks.  Ed.  Lane  saw  the  nest  in  a  plum-tree, 
and  took  it  down  ;  he  took  the  blue  eggs  that  were 
in  it,  and  ran  off  with  them,  but  he  gave  me  two  of 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.       19 

them,  and  I  will  put  them  back  in  the  nest,  for  I 
know  the  poor  bird  will  be  sad  to  come  home  and 
find  her  eggs  gone.  Will  you  help  me,  Ben,  to  put 
the  nest  back  in  the  tree?  That  will  do;  now  let 
us  run  off,  for  if  she  sees  us  she  will  not  come  to  it. 
I  wish  Ed  had  not  done  so;  he  is  a  bad  boy,  to  rob 
the  nest  of  a  poor  bird. 

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LESSON  YII. 

THE  L.OSX  HAT. 

" Why  do  you  cry,  May?  Why  do  you  feel  so 
sad?"  "I  have  lost  my  hat,  and  can  not  find  it, 
Euth."  "  Well,  do  not  cry  ;  it  is  of  no  use  to  cry 
so  ;  look  for  it."  "  I  have  done  so,  and  can  not  find 
it.  I  know  some  one  has  hid  it,  to  vex  me.  I  want 
to  walk  out  with  Kose,  and  my  hat  is  lost,  so  that  I 
cannot  go  now."  ''When  did  you  have  it  last?" 
"  I  had  it  when  I  was  at  play  in  the  yard  at  noon, 
and  when  I  ran  in,  to  come  to  tea,  just  now,  left  it 
on  the  tree.  I  hung  it  on  the  limb  of  the  big  oak 
tree,  for  it  was  in  my  w^  when  I  was  at  play  with 
Kose."  "  Your  hat  was  made  to  wear  on  your  head, 
when  it  is  hot,  and  you  are  at  play  in  the  sun.  If 
you  had  hung  it  on  the  nail  in  the  hall  when  you 
came  in  from  play,  3^ou  would  not  have  to  hunt  for 
it  now."  ''Oh,  dear  me,  do  come  and  help  me  look 
for  it,  Euth,  and  I  will  take  care  of  it  when  next  I 
find  it,  you  may  be  sure."  "  Well,  I  will  go  and  look 
for  it  this  time,  and,  if  I  find  it,  will  give  it  to  you ; 


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but  you  must  keep  it  on  your  head  when  out  at 
play.  Ah !  here  it  is,  May,  but  it  is  all  wet  and 
torn ;  the  dog  has  had  it,  and  it  will  not  be  fit  to 
wear.  Eose  has  gone  and  left  you  now,  so  dry  your 
eyes,  and  be  neat,  and  take  care  of  3"our  hat,  when 
you  get  a  new  one,  for  you  can  not  wear  this,  and 
then  you  will  have  it  when  you  want  it.'' 

LESSON  YIII. 

THE  Nr.'W  BOOK. 

"Come  here,  Bell,  I  have  a  new  book 
for  you  ;  you  must  try  to  read  in  it,  will 
you  not  ?  Well,  lay  your  toys  by  and  come  and 
see  it.  Oh,  do  not  bring  your  doll ;  it  is  not  your 
doll  I  want  to  have  read  to  me,  but  you,  Bell,  for  the 
doll  can  not  talk,  can  she  ?  You  are  a  good  girl  to 
mind  me  so  well.  Do  3^ou  not  like  this  nice  book? 
I  am  sure  3^ou  will,  if  you  will  try  to  read  in  it. 
See,  it  tells  you  of  '  A  Bee,'  '  A  Bad  Boy,'  '  A  Fox 
and  Hen,'  and  '  The  Lost  Hat.' "'  "  Dear  aunt,"  said 
Bell,  "  I  am  so  glad  to  have  this  nice  new  book,  and 
I  will  try  hard  to  read  in  it  soon,  and  thus  show  you 
how  much  I  love  3^ou ;  for  you  will  like  to  buy  a 
fine,  nice  book  for  a  good  girl,  will  you  not,  dear 
aunt?"  "  Yes,  Bell,  but  do  not  soil  it.  Now,  sit  on 
this  seat  by  me,  and  let  me  hear  you  read  a  page. 
Canyon  do  so?"  "Oh,  yes,  dear  aunt."  "Well, 
then,  read  slow,  and  look  at  each  word,  till  you  see 
what  it  is,  and  be  sure  and  call  it,  as  I  bid  you. 
That  will  do  now.  Bell ;  you  will  soon  read  as  well 


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as  Ann  or  Lou.     You  must  not  fail   to   keep   your 

book  clean  and  free  from  dirt,  for  it  is  a  true  sign  of 

a  heat  girl,  to  keep  a  clean,  nice   book."      *'  I  will 

try  not  to  soil  or  tear  it,  dear  aunt."     "Now  put  it 

up,  and  run  and  play,  and  I  will  call  you  some  day, 

when  I  have  more  time,  to  hear  you  read." 

Questions.— Who  gave  Bell  a  new  book  ?     Why  did  her  aunt 
give  it  to  her? 

LESSON  IX. 

Jane  hood  said 

dear  wars  hope 

THE  OL.D  IIOOD« 

"Tell  me,  Jane  Reed,  why  do  you  wear  that  old, 
worn  hood  ?  It  does  not  look  well,  and  I  know  you 
can  get  a  new  one,  if  you  want  to."  "  No,  I  can 
not  get  a  new  one.  Sue,  and  I  wijl  tell  you  why 
I  wear  it.  Mamma  says  she  can  not  buy  a  new  hood 
for  me  now,  for  she  is  poor,  and  papa  has  gone  far  off 
to  the  wars,  so  now  we  have  to  do  with  much  less 
than  when  he  was  at  home,  to  give  to  us.  Ah !  if 
he  can  but  come  back  to  us,  safe  and  well^  I  will  not 
mind  if  I  do  wear  an  old  hood.  Mamma  is  sad,  for 
she  says  he  may  not  live  to  come  home ;  that  he 
may  be  shot  in  the  war,  and  then  die,  and  we  will 
not  see  him  any  more."  "Dear  Jane,  said  Sue, 
I  did  not  mean  to  make  you  feel  so  sad,  and  you 
must  not  be  hurt  with  me ;  so  dry  your  eyes.  I  love 
you  more  now  than  if  you  wore  a  new  hood,  and  I 


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know  that  you  are  a  good  girl,  not  to  care  for  what 

may  be  said  of  your  old  one ;  so  do  not  cry   more. 

I  hope  the  war  will  soon  end,  and  that  your  kind  p^a 

will  come  back,  safe  and  well,  to  you.     If  my  dear 

papa  were  gone,  I  do  not  see  how  I  could  get  on ;  but 

now  he  is  here  to  give  me  what  I  need,   I  will   try 

not  to  make  the  poor  feel  sad ;  he  is  old  and  lame, 

and  can  not   walk  far,  else  he  would  be  gone  too. 

We  who  have  those  we  love  with  us,  "all  the  .  time, 

miJBt  help  and  care  for  the  sad  and  poor."      "You 

are  a  very  kind  girl.  Sue,  and  I  love  you,  and  will 

not  feel  hurt  with  you  now,'^  said  Jane. 

QuiSTroNS. — Why  did  Jane  wear  an  old  hood  ?      "Was  she  a  good 
girl  ?     How  did  she  feel  to  Sue  ? 


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Lessons,  containing 

Words  of 

Four  Letters. 

17 

18 

19 

20 

quit 
quib 
rain 
read 

.ring 
ride 
rock 
rule 

sage 
scar 
shad 
silk 

tack 
tame 
tear 
tomb 

21 

22 

23 

24: 

urns 
urge 
unto 
upas 

vace 
vail    i 
vain 
vamp 

vast 
vice 
vile 
vote 

wade 
waft 
wasp 
well 

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25  26  27  -  28 

west  yard  yoke  zeal 

whip  yawn  yore  zest 

wolf  year  your  zinc 

wrap 


26 

27 

yard 
yawn 
year 
yolk 

yoke 
yore 
your 
yule 

30 

31 

ha  lo 
i  tern 

la  dy 

on  ly 

ci  on 

na  vy 
pity 

LESSON  X. 

loaf 

more 
bow 

zone 


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a  bet  ha  lo  la  dy  re  ly 

ba  by  i  tern  on  ly  ti  dy 

da  et  ci  on  na  vy  vi  al 

ea  sy  ju  ry  pit  y  wi  ly 


kind  loaf  want 

cake  more  left 

ate  bow  God 


THE  KI]¥D  BOY. 

One  cold,  damp  day  a  boy  sat  on  a  door-step,  wath 
a  nice  loaf  of  cake  in  his  hand,  and  as  he  did  not 
want  to  eat  it  just  then,  he  laid  it  by  his  side.  Soon 
a  poor  old  man  came  by,  with  no  cap  or  hat  on  his 
head,  and  he  was  pale  and  thin.  When  the  boy  saw 
him,  he  fek  sad,  and  went  up  to  him  and  said :  "  You 
look  poor  and  ill,  old  man ;  here  is  a  loaf  of  cake,  that 
you  may  have,  for  you  look  as  if  you  need  it  more 
than  I  do."  The  man  made  a  low  bow,  and  a  tear  was 
in  his  eye  when  he  took  it.  He  soon  ate  it  for  he  was 
much  in  want  of  food.  The  boy  told  him  to  sit  on 
the  step  and  wait  till  he  came  back;  he  then  ran  in, 


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and  got^an  old  coat  and  "hat,  and  gave  to  him.     The 

old  man  was  glad  to  get  them,  for  he  was  in  need  of 

both.     " God  be  with  yon,  my  good  boy,"  said  the* 

old  man,  as  he  put  them  on,  "  and  may  you  not  come 

to  want,  as  I  have  done,  in  my  old  age.     I  was  once 

a  neat,  nice  lad,  like  you,  and  had  a  good  home,  and 

when  I  grew  to  be  a  man,  I  was  rich  and  well ;  but 

my  good  wife  died,  and  my  dear  boys  I  lost.     I  too 

grew  sick,  and  have  not  been  well  this  long   time ; 

then,  too,  a  bad  man  stole  all  that  I  had,  and  left  me 

poor  and  ill.     May  God  keep  you  from  waat,  I  pray, 

my  kind  boy."     The  old  man  then  left,  and  the  good 

boy  was  glad  that  he  gave  him  his  cake,  and  a  coat 

and  hat. 

QuESTioNS.-^-What  did  the  boy  give  the  old  man?  "Was  he  glad 
to  get  what  the  boy  gave  him  ?  How  did  the  boy  feel  when  he 
saw  how  gJad  the  old  man  was  ?    How  ought  you  act  to  the  poor? 

LESSOiT  XL  . 

ride  raft  beat  draw 

push  lake  fall  swim 

few  all  yes  two 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


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THE  BOAT  RIDE. 


'•  Come,  Tom  and  Lee,  papa  will  take  us  on  the 
lake  to  sail,  if  we  will  get  up  in  time,  he  said.  Don't 
you  want  to  go,  boys  ?  We  will  have  a  good  time ; 
then  jump  up,  and  let  us  see  if  we  can  not  run,  and 
get  to  the  boat  as  soon  as  papa  does.  I  will  beat 
you,  Lee,  if  you  don't  run  fast.  See,  papa  is  on  the 
bank.  Here  we  are,  papa."  ''  Come,  jump  in  the 
boat,  boys,  and  let  us  be  off,"  said  Mr.  Ward.  "I 
will  take  a  net,  for  we  may  get  some  fish."  "  Oh  I 
look,  pa])a !  look,  Tom  I  don't  you  see  that  man  on  a 
raft?  The  man  can  push  it  with  a  pole,  can  he  not? 
I  hope  he  will  not  come  too  near  us,  for  the.  raft  may 
hit  our  boat,  and  turn  it  over,  and  then  we  may  all 
fall  in  the  lake ;  how  hard  he  will  work  to  get  to 
land.  I  can  see  him  well,  now,  as  he  is  so  near  us. 
Why,  his  cask  has  fish  in  it,  has  it  not,  papa  ?     Now 


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he  has  gone  by  ;  how  fast  the  raft  can  move  ;  but  I 
do  not  like  to  be  on  a  raft,  for  I  feel  fear."  "  Then 
you  can  not  swim,  can  you,  Dick  ?"  "  Yes,  but  not 
fast  or  well."  "  Look  at  the  men  in  that  boat ;  they 
will  get  all  the  fish,  won^t  they^  papa  ?  See  the  heap 
of  fish  in  the  boat  they  are  in ;  will  it  not  sink  the 
boat,  papa?"  "ISTo,  my  son,  the  men  will  not  load 
the  boat  too  full.  Now  let  us  cast  our  net  in  the 
lake."  "  Do  draw  it  out,  papa ;  is  it  not  full  ?" 
"  Why,  Tom,  it  has  but  few  in  it  yet.  Let  me  see ; 
here  axe  one,  two ;  3^es,  four,  six }  yes,  there  are  ten 
here;  ten  big  fish!"  "Now  let  lis  turn  the  boat, 
and  row  for  home,  for  the  snn  is  too  hot  to  stay  long 
on  the  lake."  "  Have  we  not  had  a  nice  time,  Dick 
and  Tom?"  "Yes,  that  we  have,  Lee,  and  papa  was 
kind  to  take  us  with  him,  was  he  not  ?  We  love 
you,  for  you  are  so  good  to  us,  dear  papa."  "  We 
may  row  with  you  in  the  boat  some  fine  day  aigain, 
may  we  not,  papa?"  "If  you  will  be  good  boys, 
you  may,  my  sons." 

Questions. — On  what  did  the  hoys  sail  ?  What  is  a  lake  ?  What 
did  they  get  in  the  net  ?  What  fisli  are  fit  to  eat  ?  "Were  the  se 
good  boys  ? 


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Lessons^  containing  Words  of  Four  Letters. 

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34 

Z^ 

^Q 

arms 

from 

play 

oars 

come 

fool 

jole 

cows 

elms 

cold 

lamb 

ball 

dark 

give 

work 

mast 

back 

snow 

pins 

ship 

87 

88 

89 

40 

warm 

sack 

hear 

race 

salt 

full 

race 

show 

barn 

bell 

apes 

leaf 

some 

lies 

once 

four 

fine 

star 

rose 

five 

41 

42 

43 

44 

edge 

•  made 

helm 

glad 

take 

look 

went 

skip 

crew 

next 

hush 

kick 

poor 

rope 

knee 

peal 

snap 

cake 

nine 

wait 

must 

time 

•    hold 

they 

long 

club 

when 

soft 

LESSON  XIL 

Kate 

pout 

felt 

sour 

play 

call 

wore 

wish 

seam 

sew 

her 

try 

KATE  AT  irORK. 

"Dear  mamma,"  said  Kate,  "may  I  run  out  to  play?" 

"  Not  yet. 

dear  Kate ; 

I  wish  you  to  sew  " 

this  seam, 

and  then  ^ 

70U  may  go 

and  play."     "  Why 

may  I  not 

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go  710W,  mamma,  and  sew  when  I  come  back  from 
play  ?"  "  It  is  too  hot  for  you  to  be  in  the  sun  just 
now.  You  make  me  sad  to  hear  you  talk  thus^  dear 
Kate.  Do  you  not  know  that  it  is  for  your  own  good 
that  I  wish  you  to  sew  ?  You  do  not  wisli  to  grow 
up  and  not  know  how  to  sew,  do  you  ?  Fy  I  Kate, 
to  want  to  play  all  the  time.  Why,  a  cat  or  dog  will 
not  play  all  the  time,  and  will  my  girl  love  play  more 
than  they  do  ?  Come  sit  here  by  me,  and  when  you 
sew  up  this  seam,  then  you  may  go  and  play  ;  do  not 
pout  or  cry,  for  I  can  not  let  you  go,  if  you  do  not 
act  well.  "Kate  sat  down  with  her  work,  but  did  not 
try  at  first  to  do  it  well ;  but  by  and  by  the  sour 
look  wore  off  from  her  face,  and  she  said  :  "  Dear 
mamma,  I  have  been  a  bad  girl,  but  I  will  try  now  to 
be  a  good  one."  Mrs.  Ross  gave  her  *  kiss  and  said: 
"  I  am  glad  to  hear  you  talk  in  this  way,  Kate,  for 
I  am  sure  you  will  try  to  do  as  you  say  ;  this  seam 
is  well  done,  so  noiv  you  may  run  out  to  play."  Kate 
took  her  hat,  and  soon  she  was  at  play. 

Questions. — Did  Kate  want  to  work ?  Why  did  she  not?  Do 
boys  sew  ?  What  did  Kate  do  at  last?  Did  she  do  her  work  well? 
What  did  she  say  to  her  mamma  ? 

Reading  Lessons,  coniaining  Words  of  Five  and  some- 
times Six  Letters. 

LESSON  I. 
God  is  the  giver  of  all  the   good  that  we   have. 
The  waves  of  the  sea  beat  upon  the  beach. 
James  has  a  nice  hoop  that  he  will  roll   with   a 
stick. 


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LESSON  II. 

See  tbat  boy  ride  on  the  back  of  his  dog.  He 
calls  bis  dog  Dash, 

The  snail  lives  in  a  shell ;  it  is  his  house,  and  he 
never  moves,  but  he  has  it  on  his  back. 

LESSON  IIL 

Ships  sail  upon  the  sea;  I  would  not  like  to  be 
in  a  ship  at  sea  when  the  wind  blows  and  the  waves 
roll  high. 

LESSON  lY. 

Ants  are  quite  small,  but  they  do  a  vast  deal  of 
work,  and,  like  the  bees,  are  ever  busy :  they  toil  all 
the  day,  when  it  is  warm,  to  lay  up  food  for  time  of 
want  and  cold ;  then  learn  from  them  not  to  be  idle 

LESSON  V. 

This  grape  yine  is  quite  strong,  Annie  ;  come,  let 
us  have  a  good  swing.  Here  we  go,  up,  up ;  and 
now  we  go  down.  Is  not  this  fine  sport  ?  It  is 
much  better  to  swing  on  this  vine  than  on  a  rope, 
for  the  vine  is  not  half  so  apt  to  break  as  the  rope  is. 

LESSON  VL 
Jet  has  run  off  with  your  cap,  Guy ;  let  us  get   it 
from  him,  lest  he  tear  it ;  you  are  a  small  boy,   but 
you  must  run  fast,  if  jo\i  want  to  get  your  cap  again 

LESSON  VII. 
Sarah  has  a  nice  toy  wagon,  in  which  she  draws 
her  doll  over  the  yard,  when  at  play.  I  am  sure  she 
has  been  a  good  girl,  for  see,  she  is  now  at  play  with 
a  face  full  of  joy.  It  is  best  to  be  good,  is  it  not? 
When  .  a  girl  has  been  bad,  she  is  very  apt  to  look 
sad. 


30 

THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  A^^D  READEH. 

Spelling  Lessons 

eontainii 

ig    Words 

of  Five 

Letters. 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

a  bide 
a  dorn 
ad  mit 
a  dult 
ash  es 

barge 

bears 

black 

bleat 

board 

carts 

chair 

churn 

clean 

croup 

dance 

dirge 

dodge 

drink 

dwarf 

earth 
earls 
earns 
eaves 

eight 

faint 
faith 
feast 
first 
forks 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

gauge 

gauze 

girls 

glass 

grass 

haste 
hatch 
heart 
house 
horse 

im  bed 
in  apt 
in  fer 
in  set 
in  ter 

jaunt 

jelly 

joint 
jests 
judge 

kings 

knead 

kneel 

knife 

knock 

latch 

large 

lamps 

laugh 

lunch 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

march 

meats 

midst 

mould 

mouth 

names 

nests 

night 

north 

noise 

ol  ive 
ounce 
ought 
or  gan 
ot  ter 

paint 

pears 

peach 

pound 

plant 

(;[uack 

quart 

quilt 

quick 

quote 

raise 

range 

roots 

roast 

rocks 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

sacks 

shame 

smile 

socks 

spark 

tease 

teeth 

trunk 

trout 

twist 

un  der 
up  set 
u  sage 
ut  ter 
un  til 

vague 
vault 
verse 
vig  or 
verge 

watch 

whale 

whoop 

witch 

xebec 

yacht 

yearn 

yield 

youth 

zoned 

LESSON  YIII. 

Rats 
holes  in 

are  very  shy,  and 
wood  with  their 

run  quite  fast ;    they   cut 
teeth.     Cats   are   fond   of 

rats,  and  will  sit  half  a  day,  or  more 

J,  and  watch  for 

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them  to  creep  out  of  their  holes.  The  rats  know 
this,  and  when  puss  is  by  they  take  good  care  not  to 
show  their  heads,  for  if  they  do,  she  will  dart  at 
them,  and  is  very  apt  to  catch  and  cat  them, 

LESSON  IX. 

"The  mice  are  in  their  holes, 

And  there  they  hide  by  day; 
But  when  'tis  still  at  night, 

They  all  come  out  to  play. 

But  if  they  hear  the  cat, 

At  once  they  stop  their  fun  -, 
In  fright  they  seek  their  holes, 
As  fast  as  they  can  run." 

LESSON  X, 

When  the  sun  is  gone,  it  will  grow  dark,  and  then 
the  moon  will  rise,  and  shine  upon  us.  All  the  stars 
which  gave  such  a  soft  light,  are  now  hid  by  her 
beams.  It  is  a  line  sight  to  see  her,  as  she  rides  so 
high  in  the  sky.  Last  night,  as  I  lay  upon  my  bed, 
it  shone  upon  me  till  I  went  to  sleep. 

LESSON  XI. 

We  do  not  often  see  snow  at  the  South,  for  it  is 
too  warm  here  to  snow.  I  like  our  warm  nice  days 
best,  papa;  do  you  not?  I  do  not  love  to  feel  cold, 
and  then  I  so  much  pity  the  m^y  poor,  who '  must 
be  out  in  it  all  the  while.  So  few  of  them  have  a 
nice  home  to  go  to,  after  a  hard  day's  work,  and  then 
how  cold  and  sad  they  must  feel,  to  stay  in  the  street 
all  the  long  night ;  how  I  pity  them  ! 


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LESSON  XIL 

You  are  quite  young,  but  you  must  one  clay  die. 
Your  body  will  decay  in  the  grave,  and  turn  to  dust, 
but  your  soul  will  ever  live.  If  you  have  led  a 
good  life,  then  you  will  be  happy  with  God  ;  but  if 
you  have  been  bad,  then  you  will  never  live  with  Jesus 
above,  or  see  the  face  of  God,  but  be  sent  to  pass  all 
yout  days  with  those  who  have  done  evil  too. 

LESSON  XTII. 

Did  you  ever  see  an  owl  ?  He  is  a  very  ugly  bird, 
but  looks  very  wise.  He  has  big  round  eyes,  and 
can  stare  very  hard,  but  does  not  see  very  well  in 
the  day,  for  all  that.  When  night  comes  on,  and 
the  stars  shine  out,  he  flies  down  from  his  perch  on 
the  tree,  to  hunt  for  birds  and  mice  to  eat,  for  he  is 
quite  fond  of  them;  then,  when  day  dawns,  away 
he  flies  back  to  his  home  in  the  tree,  and  will  sleep 
all  the  while  the  sun  is  out,  and  while  boys  and  girls 
are  at  play. 

LESSON  XIV. 

Did  you  ever  see  the  young  kids  play  upon  the 
green  ?  They  skip  and  run  so  fast.  Some  of  the 
kids  are  white,  some  brown,  and  some  are  black  all 
over,  with  just  a  white  ring  round  their  necks,  and 
some  have  spots  uppn  them.  Do  you  know  what 
is  done  with  their  skins,  when  they  are  dead  ?  Shoes 
are  often  made  of  kid-skin,  which  are  so  warm  and 
soft,  that  they  do  not  hurt  the  feet.  You  like  to 
wear  soft,  nice  shoes,  do  you  not? 


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33 


LESSON  xy. 

I  Tiave  a  big  wliite  hen  at  home  ;  she  made  a  nest 
under  the  house  one  day,  and  then  she  laid  an  egg 
in  it.  It  was  a  large,  white,  warm  one ;  when  she 
laid  the  egg  she  ran  and  told  all  the  other  hens  in 
-the  yard.  Why,  how  did  she  tell  it  ? — hens  can  not 
talk  1  Why,  she  made  a  loud  noise,  and  said  very 
plain,  "T  have  laid  an  egg.l  I  have  laid  an  eggl" 


Spelling  Lessens^  containing   Words 
25  26  27  28 


■brook 
deeds 
straw 
drive 


ropes 
doves 
grape 
point 


month     trade 


51 

toads 

braid 

would 

bones 

stick 

37 

dunce 

tools 

frogs 

quake 

bloom 


82     . 

claws 

chant 

slate 

davs 

clean 

88 


waves 

sharp 

crops 

rails 

brand 

coach 

limps 

speak 

piece 

great 

89 
tried 


cloud 
round 
ducks 
could 
plump 

34 

spike 

sleep 

sheep 

days 

state 


of  Five 

29 

nurse 

catch 

guard 

break 

masts 

35 


wrong 

great 

wings 

blows 

beach 


toast 

these  voice 

mount  choke 

round  knees 

three  skate 


40  41 

thumb  shake 

ti  ger  wheel 

quite  shape 

horde  loved 

stuck  swell 


Letters, 

30 

would 

crown 

horns 

smoke 

bales 

fault 

there 

sweet 

bench 

folks 

42 

crook 

groom 

spoon 

paint 

dress 


2* 


34 

THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

43 

44 

45 

46 

47 

48 

toast 

roast 

strong 

straw 

wedge 

bleed 

death. 

block 

right 

greet 

least 

dream 

goose 

lance 

write 

earth 

gloom 

teach 

crumb 

catch 

learn 

chair 

glass 

storm 

lands 

hedge 

tombs 

cream 

grain 

steed 

LESSON  XYL 

The  stars  have  come  out  in  the  sk}^,  for  it  is  now 
night.  It  is  time  for  me  to  go  to  bed.  I  have  had 
mj  tea,  in  my  new  cup,  which  my  aunt  Jane  gave 
me.  It  is  made  of  white  China,  and  has  these  words 
upon  it:  "  For  a  good  boy."  My  aunt  was  very 
kind  to  give  me  this  nice  cup,  and  I  will  try  not  to 
break  but  keep  it  a  long  time.  Kate,  be  sure  and 
put  my  cup  in  a  safe  place,  will  you  ?  China  is  very 
apt  to  break,  if  it  gets  a  knock,  or  falls  upon  the  floor 
or  ground.  I  would  like  to  know  of  what  China  is 
made,  and  where  it  is  made.  Do  tell  me  all  about  it, 
Kate,  won't  you  ?  I  can  not  tell  you  a  great  deal, 
Ilarry,  that  you  can  learn  much  from,  for  you  are 
but  a  small  boy  yet,  but  3^ou  may  learn  this  much, 
that  it  was  first  made  in  China  and  Japan,  far  over 
the  seas,  on  the  other  side  of  the  globe  from  us. 
When  it  is  day  with  us,  it  is  night  with  those  who 
live  there,  and  when  night  with  us,  day  with  them. 
I  guess  that  the  boys  and  girls  in, China  are  now  up 
aiid  at  play,  it  may  be ;  but  it  is  time  for  you,  my 
boy,  to  be  in  bed ;  so  I  will  say,  Good-night  to  you. 

Questions. — Can  _you  tell  where,  and  of  what,  China  is  made? 
Can  you  tell  anything  of  China,  the  place  where  so  ranch  of  it  is 
made? 


music 
harp 


LESSON  XVIL 
flute  Danes 

mamma  king 


quiet 
older 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.  35 


MUSIC. 
Do  see,  Ellen,  here  is  a  harp  and  flute,  and  ever 
so  many  horns  to  play  upon.  Are  you  not  fond  of 
music  ?  0  3^cs,  that  I  am,  Julia.  I  love  it  ^ery 
much.  Well,  let  me  tell  yoit  what  my  mamma  told 
me  to-day.  She  said  if  I  would  study  my  books  well, 
and  learn  fast,  she  would  let  me  study  music,  and  then 
I  will  know  how  to  play  on  the  piano,  too;  so  I  am  go- 
ing to  try  with  all  my  might  to  do  well,  so  that  I  may 
soon  begin.  Mamma  told  me  such  a  nice  story  about  a 
"poor  king,  who  bad  to  flee  from  his  home,  and  hide  from 
his  foes,  and  roam  about  in  the  woods.  He  had  a 
harp,  upon  which  he  would  play,  and  no  one  knew 
that  he  was  a  king.  He  went  into  the  camp  of  the 
"Danes,  his  foes,  and  took  his  harp  with  him  to  play 
upon,  and  they  did  not  once  think  of  his  being  the  king. 
After  he  found  out  all  he  could,  or  cared  to,  about 
them,  and  saw  how  they  were  doing,  he  got  out  of 
the  camp  in  a  quiet  way,  and  sent  word  to  his  own 
men  to  meet  him  at  a  given  place,  and  at  a  given 
time,  which  they  did  with  joy,  as  they  began  to  fear 


36  THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

that  lie  was  dead.  He  then  led  them  to  the  camp  of 
the  Danes,  (who,  being  quite  off  their  guard,  and 
at  their  merry  games,)  and  soon  seized  them  all. 
This  king  did  not  treat  them  badly,  as  our  foes  do 
those  whom  ihei/  take  in  war,  but  was  kind  to  them, 
and  told  them  that  they  might  stay  where  they  were, 
and  be  free  again,  if  they  would  only  make  a  vow  to 
do  right,  and  serve  God.  But  you  can  read  all  about 
this  story  when  you  grow  older,  can't  you  ?  Mamma 
says  that  drums  and  fifes  are  used  in  time  of  war  to 
cheer  the  men  during  battle. 

QmSTiONS. — Can  you  tell  what  king  this  was  who  had  to  leave 
his  home,  and  roam  in  the  woods  ?  What  did  he  take  with  him,  and 
why  ?     Who  were  the  Danes  ? 

LESSON  XYIIL 

Ralph  slate  pail  bite 

Paul  draw  milk  next 

RAL,PH'S  IVEir  SL.ATE. 

See  here,  Paul,  what  a  nice  new  slate  mine  is ; 
have  you  such  a  good  one  ?  No,  did  you  say  ?  Well, 
come  here,  then,  and  I  will  let  you  draw  on  mine. 
Let  me  see  if  you  can  draw  a  cow  as  well  as  I  can. 
0,  ho  I  that  will  not  do  for  a  cow,  Paul ;  why  she 
has  but  three  legs,  and  all  cows  have  four,  you  know 
well  enough,  Pm  sure ;  then  you  have  put  but  one 
horn  on  her  head.  Well,  rub  that  out,  and  try  once 
more.     Yes,  that  is  good.     Now  draw  the  milk  maid 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.       37 


with  her  paih  Now  draw  a  boy  with  a  whip  in  his 
hand  to  keep  off  the  calf,  for  you  know  the  maid 
can  not  milk  if  the  calf  is  in  her  w^ay  all  the  time, 
don't  you  ?  The  cow  will  knock  the  pail  over  if  the 
girl  does  not  move  it.  Now,  Paul,  draw  a  man  with 
an  axe  in  his  hand,  to  cut  down  a  tree.  You  must 
give  him  two  arms,  for  how  will  he  use  an  axe  if  he 
has  but  one  arm  ?  Ha !  ha !  what  a  long  nose  he  has ; 
you  have  made  it  come  down  to  his  lips  ;  he  can  bite 
it  off,  if  it  is  in  his  way  ;  poor  man,  he  can  lose  one 
half  of  his  nose,  and  then  have  a  good  long  one  left 
him,  as  you  have  drawn  it,  Paul.  0,  fy !  don't  get 
mad  with  me,  for  I  was  in  fun.  Let  us  rub  it  all 
out  now,  for  it  is  not  well  done  ;  you  will  do  well 
the  next  time  you  try  to  draw  on  the  slate,  I  dare 
say. 

Questions.— Why  did  Paul  get  mad  with  Ralph  ?  Is  it  right  to 
get  vexed  when  you  are  at  play  ?  IIow  ought  you  act  if  others  try 
to  vex  you  ? 

LESSON  XTX. 

dark  while  need  fear 

night  watch  sleep  God 

"I  will  not  fear, 

For  God  is  near,  "•* 

In  the  dark  night, 

As  in  the  light. 

Now,  while  I  sleep. 

Safe  watch  He'll  keep ; 

"Why  need  I  fear, 

"When  God  is  near  ?" 


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LESSON  XX. 


wars 
cars 


fight 
ride 


black 
South 


Frank 
James 


A  TRAIIV  OF  CARS. 

"  0,  Frank,  did  you  see  all  those  men  get  on  that 
train  of  cars  ? 

"  Yes,  I  saw  them,  James ;  where  are  they  going 
to?'' 

"  To  the  wars,  to  fight.  They  will  take  their 
guns  and  shoot  at  those  bad  men  who  have  come 
here  to  try  and  kill  us." 

"  I  wish  I  were  a  man,  then  I  would  go  too,  and 
help  to  drive  them  away  from  the  South." 

"How  full  the  cars  are  of  men,  and  just  see  that 
long  line  of  smoke,  how  black  it  is  I  I  love  so 
much  to  ride  on  the  cars,  and  I  love  to  go  a  long 
way  too,  don't  you,  Frank  ?" 

"  What  is  it  that  makes  the  cars  move  so  fast?" 

"  Why  it  is  steam,  don't  you  know  that?  I  went 
with  i^  papa  and  mamma  to  visit  my  aunt  last  year, 
and  we  rode  ever  so  many  miles  on  the  cars.  It 
would  have  been  a  nice  trip  to  me,  but  dear  papa 
was  going  to  leave  for*the  wars  soon  after  we  got 
home.  Ohl  how  1  wish  this  cruel  war  would 
end,  for  then  he  would  come  back  home ;  he 
has   been    gone  so  long   from   us,    I    very    much 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.       39 

fear  tliat  some  of  those  bad  men  will  kill  liim. 
If  he  lives  to  come  home,  I  will  ask  mamma  to  let  me 
go  to  the  cars  to  meet  him ;  then  won't  I  be  glad  to 
see  him  I  and  how  happy  he  will  be  to  see  us  again." 

Questions. — "What  is  it  that  makes  the  cars  move?  What  is 
steam  ?  Whose  father  was  it  that  had  gone  to  the  wars  ?  Why  are 
the  North  aud  South  at  war  with  each  other  ? 


LESSON  XXI. 

house  warm  great  queen 

hives  drones  gold  idle 

A  hive  is  a  house  for  bees  to  live  in.  They  do 
not  come  out  from  their  hives  when  it  is  cold,  but 
when  the  sun  begins  to  shine  warm,  then  they  fly 
out  and  hunt  for  food  to  eat.  They  are  very  fond 
of  the  white  lily,  and  will  dive  down  to  find  the  sweet 
juice,  which  they  love,  and  when  they  come  out  of 
the  lily  cup,  they  have  dust  upon  them,  which  looks 
like  gold,  and  which  is  called  pollen  ;  they  take  this 
to  their  homes,  and  use  it  in  their  cells  of  wax, 
where  they  keep  their  honey,  which  they  make. 
They  are  very  neat  and  nice,  and  take  great  care  not 
to  leave  any  dirt  about  their  cells.  The  most  of 
them  love  to  work,  and  are  ever  busy,  but  some  of 
them  are  idle,  and  do  not  love  to  work,  and  thev 
are  called  drones.  A  boy  who  does  not  love  to  study 
his  books  or  work,  is  a  drone.  One  of  the  bees  in 
the  hive  is  their  queen,  and  rules  over  them.  When 
the  queen  dies,  they  take  one   of  their  young  bees 


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THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


Questions. — In  what  do  bees  live  ? 
boys  and  girls  ever  be  idle  ? 


Are  they  ever  idle  ?    Should 


.ESSON  XXIL 


steam 
balls 


built 
shell 


Paris 
clad 


Seine 
boat 


A  STEAMBOAT. 

A  steamboat  is  a  large  boat  made  to  move  on  the 
water  by  the  power  of  steam. 

It  has  a  large  wheel  on  each  side,  which  is  made 
to  turn  by  steam,  and  moves  the  boat  along  like  so 
many  oars.  The  first  steamboat  was  built  in  the  city 
of  Paris,  and  was  made  to  float  on  the  river  Seine, 
as  a  trial  boat,  to  prove  that  steam  had  the  power  to 
move  boats  in  the  water,  like  sails  and  oars.  The 
next  steamboat  was  built  in  the  city  of  New  York, 


and  raise  it  with  great  care  for  their  queen.  Bees 
do  not  bite,  but  sting  ;  so  if  you  were  to  be  stung  by 
one,  if  yoa  will  put  some  salt  on  the  place,  it  will  i 
cure  it  You  must  try  to  be  like  the  bees,  for  they 
are  never  idle,  and  you  must  be  neat  and  nice  as 
they  are  also. 


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and  ran  its  first  trip  on  a  river  near  that  place.  At 
first,  steamboats  could  only  sail  about  four  miles  an 
hour  on  a  river,  but  now  they  sail  more  than  ten 
miles  an  hour,  over  the  wide  ocean.  Steamboats  are 
used  in  war,  and  carry  large  guns.  Some  of  them 
are  called  gun-boats.  They  are  clad  with  iron,  so 
that  shot  and  shell  will  not  break  or  sink  them.  Our 
foes  from  the  North,  have  a  great  many  gun-boats, 
with  which  they  run  on  every  river  upon  which 
they  dare  to  go,  and  thus  they  have  been  able 
to  get  so  far  into  each  State  of  the  South,  for  we 
have  but  few  gunboats  to  fight  them  on  the  water; 
but  we  whip  them  on  land.  The  South  has  built 
boats  called  rams.  They  are  steamboats,  made  like  a 
house,  with  every  angle  cut  off,  and  clad  all  over 
with  thick  iron,  so  that  large  gun  balls  may  not  be 
shot  into  them  ;  and  they  are  armed  with  large  guns, 
which  can  shoot  great  iron  balls  and  shells  four  or 
five  miles.  These  rams  can  whip  the  gun-boats ; 
yes,  a  whole  navy  of  them,  and  did  whip  them  eve- 
ry time  they  could  get  them  to  fight. 

Questions. — Where  was  the  first  steamboat  built,  and  on  what 
river  did  it  sail  ?  Wliere  the  next  ?  "What  are  gun-boats  ?  When 
and  where  are  they  used  ? 


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THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  HEADER. 


SjKllinrj  Jjessons^  containing  Words  of  Five  Letters. 


49 


A 1  ron 

ab  bey 
a  corn 
a  gent 
a  pron 


be  dew 
be  gun 
be  low 
bo  som 
by  way 


50 

ca  ble 
ce  dar 
ci  der 
CO  Ion 
col  or 


dai  sy 
de  lay 
dit  ty 
dus  ty 
dy  ing 


51 

ear  ly 
el  der 
em  ber 
en  ter 
cr  ror 


faces 
fcl  on 
f  i  ber 
fo  cus 
fun  ny 


52 


53 


54 


gi  ant 
god  ly 
gravy 
gru  el 

gypsy 


hab  it 

bea  vy 
bon  ey 
hur  ry 
buz  za 


im  bue 

im  pl}^ 
in  due 
in  ert 
in  lay 


J  a  pan 
jew  el 

joi  ly 

ju  ror 
ju  lip 


la  bel 
le  gnl 
li  bel 
lo  cal 
lu  cid 


mar  ry 
mer  it 
mim  ic 
mod  el 
mu  sic 


55 


56 


57 


na  bob 
nev  er 
ni  tre 
no  ble 
nov  el 


0  cean 

01  ive 
of  fer 
or  bit 
ot  ter 


pa  per 
pi  ous 
po  ker 
pu  pil 

put  ty 


que  ry 
qui  et 
rai  ny 
rcb  el 
rus  ty 


sa  tan 

sev  en 
sil  ly 
sol  id 

sun  ny 


ta  ble 
tep  id 
ti  ger 
tow  er 
tu  lip 


58 


59 


ul  ccr 
u  nite 
u  nion 
un  man 
un  tie 


va  let 
ven  om 
vie  ar 
va  por 
vow  el 


wat  er 
wa  ger 
wag  on 
weed  y 
wea  ry 


wit  ty 
wid  ow 
woo  er 
wood  y 
woof  y 


60 

wo  den 
wo  ful 
wo  man 
ya  ger 
ze  bra 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READEIl.  48 

Easy  Reading,  Lessons,  containing  Words  of  Six  and 
sometimes  Seven  Letters, 

LESSON  L  . 

Twelve  months  make  a  year. 

Unless  yon  study  you  will  not  learn. 

God  wnll  bless  those  who  strive  to  do  his  will. 

LESSON  IL 

Alice  has  a  pretty  China  doll,  with  which  she 
plays. 

The  cold  frost  turns  the  leaves  of  the  trees  brown, 
and  makes  them  fall  to  the  ground. 

The  fur  of  a  beaver  makes  the  best  kind  of  hats. 

LESSON  III. 

There  is  a  kind  of  grey  moss  which  hangs  from 
the  boughs  of  some  trees. 

It  is  the  duty  of  all  boys  and  girls  to  thank  God 
for  his  gifts  to  them,  and  to  pray  to  Ilim  to  help 
them  to  do  good. 

LESSON  IV. 

I  have  a  sweet  little  sister,  whom  I  love  so  much. 
Her  name  is  Jessie,  and  she  has  bright  •  black  ej^es, 
and  rosy  checks,  and  a  sweet  mouth,  which  I  love  to 
kiss  dearly.     She  is  a  merry  little  being,    and   runs 


4A  THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

and  plays  all  day  long.  She  has  a  doll  which  she 
calls  "  Loulie,"  which  she  loves  very  much,  but  not 
half  so  well  as  I  love  her,  for  it  is  not  half  so  sweet, 
as  is  my  baby  sister. 

LESSON  V. 

Willie  goes  to  school,  that  he  may  learn  to  read 
and  write.  See  the  boys  and  girls  in  the  school- 
house  ;  they  have  slates  and  maps,  and  books,  which 
they  learn  from.  Do  you  love  to  go  to  school,  Wil- 
lie ?  I  hope  you  do,  and  that  you  will  soon  learn  to 
read  and  spell  quite  well. 

LESSON  VL 

A  parrot  is  a  bird  that  can  talk.  I  once  knew  a 
lady,  who  had  one,  and  it  would  say  to  her,  *'  Miss 
Mary,  poor  Poll  wants  some  bread,"  and  then  the 
kind  lady  would  give  it  to  him,  and  he  would  say, 
^'  Thank  you,  Miss  Mary."  She  had  taught  him  to 
do  this ;  was  he  not  a  smart  bird  ?  The  poor  bird 
was  not  like  you^  Minnie,  for  he  had  no  mind,  and 
could  not  think  of  what  he  said,  as  you  can.  God 
gave  him  the  power  to  talk,  but  he  made  you,  my 
little  girl,  better  still,  for  he  gave  to  you  not  only 
power  to  talk  and  think,  but  a  sojil  that  will  live  af- 
ter your  body  dies  ;  and  the  poor  bird  has  not  this. 


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THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


45 


Spelling  Lessons  contammg  Words  of  iSix  Letters. 


1 

a  bound 
ac  tion 
a  noint 
a  shore 
au  tlior 


barque 
bea  ver 
blight 
bronze 
bruise 


can  non 

charge 

cheese 

church 

clothe 


dearth 

doubts 

dreams 

drones 

drowse 


5 

eighth 
e  merge 
en  gine 
e  vents 
ex  Dort 


6 

fath  er 

flight 

fourth 

frino'e 

fright 


7 

gen  tie 
gi  ants 
glance 
grieve 
groove 


8 

health 
hoarse 
hum  ble 
hur  rah 
hy  phen 


9 

im  bibe 
im  port 
in  di  an 
is  land 
it  self 


10 

jail  er 
jin  gle 
joy  ous 
jun  ior 

just  ly 


11 

kam  sin 
ken  nel 
ker  nel 
ket  tie 
kit  ten 


12 

launch 
league 
length 
loaves 
lounge 


13 

masque 
min  ute 
moth  er 
Mon  day 
myr  tie 


14 

na  tion 
nerves 
nought 


num  ber 

nymphs      or  phan 


15 

ob  ject 
ob  lige 
or  ange 
or  gies 


16 

pal  ace 
pen  cil 
phys  ic 
pledge 
pray  er 


17 

quaint 
qua  ker 
quartz 
quench 
quin  sy 


18 

rab  bit 
rai  sin 
rea  son 
rock  et 
rus  tie 


19 

sach  el 
Sav  ior 
sen  ior 
shears 
sneeze 


20 

tas  sel 
tem  per 
thread 
tor  pid 
trifle 


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Mon  roe 
hoi  low 


LESSON  YII. 

can  nou 

slaves 


balls 
mer  cy 


A  CAWNOIV. 

A  cannon  is  a  large  gun  on  wheels,  and  is  used 
in  time  of  war.  There  are  many  kinds  of  cannon ; 
some  are  large,  and  can  shoot  a  ball  four  or  five 
miles.  The  biggest  cannon  in  the  world  is  at  Fort 
Monroe.  Some  cannon  throw  solid  iron  balls,  and 
some  throw  shells,  which  are  hollow  iron  balls,  filled 
with  small  balls,  and  pieces  of  iron,  and  as  the  shells 
strike  an  object  they  burst,  and  the  small  balls  and 
iron  pieces  fly  all  around,  often  killing  a  great  many 
men  at  one  shot.  When  the  war  between  the  South 
and  the  North  first  began,  there  was  a  great  and 
good  man,  whose  sacred  work  it  was  to  preach  the 
Gospel ;  but  when  our  Yankee  foes  came  to  take 
away  our  rights  and  homes,  and  make  us  their  slaves, 


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he  left  the  jDulpit,  and  joined  our  army,  to  figbt  and 
drive  them  from  our  soil.  He  had  charge  of  "the 
cannon  of  our  army,  and  in  the  first  great  battle, 
when  his  men  had  loaded  one  of  them,  this  good 
man  aimed  it  with  great  care  at  the  Yankee  ranks, 
then  said  to  our  men,  "Make  ready — jire\  and  may 
the  Lord  have  mercy  on  their  souls;"  that  is,  the 
souls  of  our  foes,  for  he  knew  that  many  of  them 
would  be  slain  by  that  shot,  and  a  great  many  were, 
indeed,  killed  by  it. 

It  is  not  wrong  to  fight  our  foes  in  battle,  and  kill 
them,  if  we  can.  AVe  read  in  the  Bible  of  a  great 
many  good  men  who  went  to  war — such  as  Moses, 
Joshua,  ^Jr^1'eon,  and  David.  All  honor  to  our  brave 
boys  of  the  South,  who  have  nobly  fought  in  this 
war  for  our  homes  and  native  soil. 

Questions. — What  is  a  cannon?  What  war  is  now  going  on? 
What  is  the  name  of  the  good  man  spoken  of  in  this  lesson,  who 
left  his  home  to  fight  for  us?  Is  it  wrong  to  engage  in  battle  with 
our  foes  ?  What  good  men  does  the  Bible  tell  us  of  who  went  to 
war? 

LESSON  VIIL 

gather  Liz  zie  green 

pears  gar  den  fruit 

"  Come,  Lizzie,  let  us  go  and  gather  some  pears  for 
dear  mamma  to  eat.  You  know  how  fond  she  is  of 
them,  and  I  saw  some  nice  yellow  ones  upon  the 
tree  in  the  garden  to-day.  What  a  nice  fruit  it  is  ; 
you  love  them  too,  do  you  not  ?  There,  that  will  do ; 
you  must  not  shake  off  any  of  the  green  ones,    but 


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let  them  stay  on  tlie  tree  and   ripen.     Let   ns   now 
run  in  the  house,  and  give  these  to  mamma. 

Questions. — During  what  season  of  the  year  do  pears  ripen? 
Were  these  httle  girls  kind  to  gather  the  fruit  for  their  mother  ? 
"Would  you  have  acted  thus  ? 

LESSON  IX. 

pret  ty  ros  es  drink 

pinks  bloom  tram  pie 

The  cow  is  in  the  yard  ;  run,  boys,  run  I  Do 
chase  her  out,  else  she  will  trample  down  the  pretty 
pinks  and  roses,  now  in  bloom,  with  her  great  hoofs. 
She  gives  nice  milk  to  drink,  it  is  true,  J^^x-  that  is 
no  reason  we  should  let  her  go  where  she  pleases  to ; 
do  you  think  so  ?  So  come,  madam  cow,  get  out  of 
my  yard. 

Questions. — "What  does  the  cow  give  us  to  drink  ?  "What  use  is 
made  of  her  hoofs  and  hide  after  she  is  dead  ? 

LESSON  X. 

cow  ard  fath  er  boast 

nev  er  moth  er  ug  ly 

I  know  a  bad  boy,  who  loves  to  fight.  He  is 
very  rude,  also,  in  his  manners,  to  his  kind  mother 
and  father.  Bo3^s  are  apt  to  think  it  looks  well  to 
say  that  they  will  fight  any  one  who  does  not  do  to 
suit  them  ;  but  let  me  tell  you,  little  boys,  that  this 
is  wrong,  for  no  one  likes  to  hear  a  boy  talk  in  this 
ugly  way.     I  know,  too,  a  good  boy,   who  is   brave 


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and  yet  who  never  fights,  for  he  knows  that  it  is 
wrong  to  do  so.  A  truly  brave  boy  is  not  apt  to 
love  to  fight ;  it  is  only  the  idle  boast  of  a  coward,  to 
appear  to  others  as  if  he  is  always  ready  for  a  fight. 

Questions. — Is  it  the  sign  of  a  brave  boy  to  be  always  anxious  to 
fight  ?     How  may  a  coward  be  known  ? 


bones 
slen  der 


LESSON  XI. 

lit  tie 
pray  er 


sleep 
wake 


MY  I.ITTI.E  »OOY. 

**  My  little  body's  formed  by  God — 
'Tis  made  of  flesh  and  blood  ; 
The  slender  bones  are  placed  within, 
And  over  all  is  laid  the  skin. 

My  little  body's  very  weak —  • 

A  fall  or  blow  my  bones  might  break ; 
The  water  soon  miglit  stop  my  breath, 
The  fire  might  close  my  eyes  in  death. 

But  Grod  can  keep  me  by  his  care, 
To  him  I'll  say  this  little  prayer: 
. '  0  God,  from  harm  my  body  keep, 
Both  when  I  wake  and  when  I  sleep.'  " 

Questions. — Who  formed  your  body  ?  Who  keeps  you  in  his 
care  ?  Are  you  liable  to  be  killed  at  any  moment  ?  Ought  you  not 
to  thank  God  for  life,  and  all  that  you  have,  every  night  and  day  ? 


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Spelling  Lessons  containiruj 

Words  of  Six  Letters. 

21 

22 

um  pire 

va  cant 

waC  fle 

xyl  itc 

up  land 

va  Use 

weight 

xys  ter 

up  right 

vol  ume 

win  ter 

Yan  kee 

ur  chin 

voy  age    ■ 

won  der 

yel  low 

use  ful 

vul  gar 

wrench 

yon  der 

23 

24 

zeal  ot 

ab  bey 

cac  tus 

ear  wig 

ze  nith 

ac  cent 

cry  ing 

en  voy 

zcph  yr 

bat  ter 

dag  ger 

fee  ble 

zig  zag 

beau  ty 

del  uge 

fol  low 

zo  uave 

beg  gar 

dus  ter 

fun  ncl 

25 

26 

gam  ble 

im  port 

keep  er 

mad  am 

ffar  den 

in  vent 

ker  sey 

men  tor 

gir  die 
height 

is  land 

kind  ly 

mus  lin 

jan  gle 

lad  der 

nap  kin 

o 

hun  ger 

Ju  li  an 

lim  bcr 

nim  ble 

• 

j                                1 

27 

28 

1 

ob  late 

quince 

sher  ry 

ves  sel 

or  phan 

quin  sy 

thatch 

vi  tals 

owl  ish 

raf  flc 

"tram  pic 

wreath 

pack  et 

re  mark 

un  paid 

writhe 

pa  rade 

sal  low 

up  roar 

vear  Iv 

bas  ket 
gath  er 


walk  ed 
Hat  tie 


pret  ty 
in  deed 


Lei  la 
woman 


THE  BIRTH-DAY  GIFT. 

'*  Look  here,  Leila,  here  is  a  pretty  basket  that 
my  dear  papa  gave  to  me  for  a  birtli-day  gift.  I  am 
going  to  fill  it  with  nice  ripe  fruit,  and  take  it  to  old 
Mrs  Iluntly,  who  lives  at  the  other  end  of  the  town. 
Will  you  not  help  me  to  gather  some  nice  grapes, 
and  pears  and  figs,  and  we  ma}^  find  a  nice  peach  or 
two  to  put  in  also  ?" 

"  Yes  indeed,  that  I  will,  dear  Ilattie,  for  the  old 
lady  is  now  quite  poor  and  ill,  and  I  shall  be  glad  to 
go  with  you  to  fill  the  basket,  and  take  it  to  her." 

When  the  little  girls  had  quite  filled  it,  they  walk- 
ed half  a  mile  to  the  house,  where  the  poor  old  lady 
lived. 

"  I  have  brought  you  some  nice  fruit  to  eat,    Mrs 


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Huntly,  for  I  know  how  mucli  you  love  fruit,  and 
that,  now  you  are  ill,  and  can  not  eat  strong  food, 
I  hope  that  you  will  relish  it,"  said  Plattie." 

"0, 1  thank  you  very  much,  my  kind  little  friends," 
said  Mrs.  Huntly,  "  and  I  am  very  glad  to  see  you. 
I  love  fruit  very  much  indeed,  and  will  think  how 
kind  you  were  to  walk  so  far,  to  bring  this  fruit  to 
an  old  woman,  when  I  eat  it." 

The  little  girls  sat  a  short  time  with  her,  then  bade 
the  old  lady  good-bye,  and  went  home,  glad  to  feel 
that  they  had  made  some  one  happy  that  day. 

Questions. — Who  gave  Ilattie  a  pretty  basket  ?  With  what  did 
she  fill  it,  and  whom  did  she  carry  it  to  ?  How  did  the  little  girls 
feel  when  they  had  given  the  fruit  to  Mrs.  Huntly?  Are  you  kind 
to  the  poor  and  old? 

LESSON  XIII. 

cot  ton  silk  co  coon 

fields  o  val  Cla  ra 

"  Mother,"  said  little  Clara,  "  where  did  the  silk 
come  from,  of  which  your  dress  is  made  ?  I  know 
that  it  did  not  grow  upon  the  back  of  sheep,  nor  did  it 
grow  in  the  fields  as  cotton  does,  then  where  did  it 
come  from?"  "  A  little  worm  called  the  silk  worm, 
spun  the  silk  of  which  it  is  made,  Clara ;  don't 
you  know  that  long  oval  ball  which  Harry  brought 
to  me  a  day  or  two  since  ?  Well,  that  was  made  by 
the  silk  worm,  and  is  called  a  cocoon.  Had  the  silk 
on  it  been  wound  ofi^,  I  dare  say  a  number  of  yards 
would  have  been  found  upon  it.     I  will  give  you   a 


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book,  to  read  all  about  them,  when  you  get  your 
task  done,  so  if  you  wish  to  learn  of  them,  you  must 
not  be  idle  now. 

Questions. — Where  does  silk  come  from  ?  Where  is  it  raised  to 
a  large  extent  ?     Did  you  ever  see  a  silk  worm  ? 

LESSON  XIV. 

good  rain  y  re  turn 

e  vil  street  en  e  my 

GOOD  FOR  ETIL.. 

A  little  boy  came  to  his  mother  one  rainy  day,  as 
he  came  in  from  school,  and  said,  "  Mamma,  may  I 
just  go  down  the  street  with  a  little  girl  that  goes  to 
our  school  ?"  she  replied,  "  No,  my  son,  it  rains." 
He  said,  ''  Why,  ma,  I  mustgoy  "  Well,  then,"  said 
his  mother,  "  go,  if  you  musty  On  his  return,  she 
asked  *'  if  the  little  girl  was  very  much  liked  by  him." 
He  said,  "0  no;  she  treats  me  very  ill,  worse  than 
any  one  else  in  school,  but  I  wanted  to  help  her 
carry  her  slate  and  books,  so  that  she  might  walk 
faster,  and  get  out  of  the  rain."  Now,  was  he  not  a 
noble  little  boy,  to  treat  his  enemy  thus  ?  W  ould  you 
do  this,  little  boy  ? 

Questions. — Wh}-^  did  tlie  little  boy  wish  to  go  down  the  street 
with  his  little  school-mate ?  Did  she  always  treat  him  kindly? 
Must  not  you,  like  this  little  hoy,  return  good  for  evil  ?  What  book 
teaches  yo\i  to  do  this  ? 


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LESSON  XV. 


sleep  y  e  nough  win  dow 

bright  bough  bath  ed 


THE  L.AZY  BOY. 

"  Oh !  nurse,  do  don't  make  me  get  iip,"  said  a 
sleepy  little  boy  ;  I  have  not  had  half  enough  sleep 
yet."  "  Fy !  master  Charles,  to  want  to  lie  in  bed 
this  bright  day  ;  the  sun  is  up  long  since,  and  you 
will  be  late  to  school,  if  you  do  not  get  up  now,  and 
dress  as  quick  as  you  can,  and  hasten  there."  "  Oh  ! 
dear  me,  I  wish  there  was  no  such  thing  as  school,"  said 
the  little  boy,  as  he  sprang  out  of  bed.  But  when  he 
had  arisen  and  looked  out  at  the  window,  and  saw 
how  bright  it  was  out  doors,  and  saw  the  little 
birds,  as  they  hopped  from  bough  to  bough,  and  had 
bathed  his  face  in  the  nice  cool  water  the  nurse  had 
brought  him,  he  felt  much  better,  and  soon  he  ran 
down  stairs,  and  ate  his  toast,  and  drank  his  fresh 
sweet  milk,  and  off  he  went,  at  a  brisk,  lively  pace, 
to  join  his  school-mates  on  the  green.  Ere  long 
he  was  as  merry  as  they  were,  for  he  knew  well  his 
task,  for  his  kind  sister  had  taught  it  to  him  the  day 
before;  but  he  did  not  have  long  to  play,  for  tie 
school-master  rang  his  bell  to  call  the  boys  to  their 
tasks.  Poor  Charles  felt  ihen^  that  he  had  lost  a  great 
deal  of  time  in  not  rising  sooner,  and  thus  losing  the 
play,  and  this  made  him  feel  sour  and  cross,  and  he 
did  not  feel  happy  all  day.     But  it   learned   him   a 


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lesson,    and  he  made  up  his  mind  not  to  be  so  lazy 
again,  and  I  have  heard  that  he  kept  his  word. 

Questions. — Why  did  not  this  little  boy  wish  to  get  up  in  the 
morning  ?  How  did  he  feel  after  he  had  arisen  ?  Was  he  in  a  good 
humor  through  the  day  ?     Can  you  repeat  the  little  verse  about  early 


rising 


LESSON  XVL 


gen  tie  nev  er 

tem  per  pray 

a  gree  mild 

TEMPER. 

Bad  temper,  go, 
You  never  shall  stay  with  me, 

Bad  temper,  go, 
You  and  I  shall  never  agree. 
For  I  will  always  kind  and  mild 
And  gentle  pray  to  be, 
And  do  to  others  as  I  wish 
That  they  should  do  to  me. 

Temper  bad 
With  me  shall  never  stay ; 

Temper  bad 
Can  never  make  me  happy  and  gay. 

Questions. — Can  any  one  be  happy  if  they  hidulge  in  a  bad  tem- 
per ?  Should  boys  and  girls  show  temper  to  their  parents  when 
they  correct  them  for  doing  wrong? 


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LESSON  XTII. 


en  gine 
col  ]ect 
burn  ed 


mov  ing 


flames 
no  ble 


THE  FIRE  EIVGIIVE. 

''FireP'  ''FircT  'TireP'  was  the  cry  that  rang 
throngh  the  streets  one  cold  winter  night,  and  which 
awoke  almost  every  one  from  sound  sleep.  Soon  a 
crowd  began  to  collect  near  the  spot  where  the  house 
was  in  a  great  blaze.  The  flames  seemed  to  be  leap- 
from  every  door  and  window  of  the  house.  Just  at 
this  hour  of  distress,  when  every  one  began  saying 
that  the  house  would  be  burned  to  the  ground,  the 
heavy  roll  of  the  Are  engine  was  heard,  moving  yQvy 
rapidly  toward  the  place  where  the  house  was  in 
flames.  It  was  drawn  by  a  great  many  men,  who 
ran  as  fast  as  they  could ;  as  soon  as  they  came  near 
enough,  they  threw  the  water  through  a  long 
pipe,  made  of  leather,  upon  the  flames,  and  it  fell 
with  such  weight  and  so  fast  upon  them,  that  it  was 
not   long   before   they   were  put  out,  and  thus  the 


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house  was  saved,  though  it  looked  quite  black,  and 
a  portion  of  it  was  badly  burned.  Oh  I  how  much 
good  these  noble  firemen  do ;  many  lives  would  be 
lost  were  it  not  for  the  great  courage  and  efforts  made 
by  these  noble  men  to  rescue  those  who  cannot  make 
their  escape  from  houses  which  they  are  in  when 
on  fire.  Almost  every  city  or  town  of  any  size  has 
fire  engines  in  them,  and  they  have  proved  to  be  of 
vast  service  to  man. 

Questions. — Of  what  use  is  a  fire  engine  ?  How  is  it  used  in 
putting  out  fire  ?     How  should  we  regard  the  noble  firemen  ? 

LESSON  xvin. 

ad  mire  vain  bo  quet  im  age 

de  face  minds  mod  est  love  Iv 

ft/ 

THE  ROSE  A^U  THE  L,IL,Y. 

In  a  fine  large  flower  garden,  which  stood  near  the 
edge  of  a  pond  of  water,  a  rose  and  lily  grew  side 
by  side.  The  lily  never  seemed  to  think  of  her  beau- 
ty, while  tJi€  rose  seemed  to  think  of,  and  care  for, 
little  else,  for  she  was  ever  gazing  at  her  image,  as 
she  could  see  it  in  the  pond.  *'  My  dear  friend," 
said  the  modest  lily  to  her  one  day,  "  how  can  you 
be  so  vain  of  what  you  know  will  soon  fade  ?  The 
beauty  of  which  you  are  so  proud,  you  may  lose  in 
an  hour;  some  fair  hand  may  pluck  you  from  the 
stem,  to  place  in  a  boquet,  or  a  strong  wind  may 
come  and  dash  all  your  pink  petals  to  the  ground,  or 

even  a  little  worm  or  insect  may  feast  upon  and  de- 
3* 


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face  them."  ''  I  do  not  fear  any  of  these  evils," 
said  the  proud  rose,  "for  if  I  am  pulled  to  adorn  a 
boquet,  the  fair  owner  will  still  admire  rae,  and  as 
for  the  wind,  the  insect  and  the  worm,  they  will  not 
dare  come  near  me."  As  the  silly  flower  thus  spoke, 
a  strong  east  wind  arose,  and  blew  off'  her  pretty 
pink  leaves,  and  sent  them  to  dance  upon  the  bosom 
of  the  pond.  This  story  may  show  young  people 
the  foil]/  of  being  vain  of  their  looks ;  of  the  beauty 
which  thej^  may  lose  in  an  hour.  Let  them  rather 
wish  to  make  their  minds  lovely,  for  they  can  never 
be  taken  from  them,  and  will  never  die. 

Questions. — What  did  the  rose  think  of  her  beauty  ?  How  did 
the  modest  lily  advise  her?  What  was  the  boast  of  the  vain  rose? 
What  tlie  result?  Do  people  respect  those  who  are  vain  of  their 
persons?  Is  it  not  better  to  make  the  heart  and  mind  lovely  rather 
than  the  body  ? 


Spelling  Lessons ^  containing    Words  of  Six  Letters. 


29 

neu  ter 
re  sign 
bea  con 
le  gion 
plague 
au  tumn 
strand 
ras  cal 
mar  ble 
out  run 


30 

sal  mon 
trough 
schism 
be  have 
phlegm 
bun  ion 
prim  er 
en  tire 
in  tomb 
prince 


81 

au  ger 
man  gle 
tan  gle 
sau  cer 
wal  nut 
au  gust 
lath  er 
spe  cie 
par  don 

gig  gle 


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59 


82 

a  venge 
CO  quet 
yeo  men 
wool  en 
tar  get 
bau  ble 
a  midst 
gim  let 
bul  let 
ci  pher 


33 

barque 
pray  er 
bu  reau 
re  pair 
(lis  own 
guil  ty 
a  right 
beg  gar 
Mon  day 
au  turn 


84 

Dah  lia 
tru  ant 
vir  tue 
with  er 
fa  ther 
tongue 
win  ter 
mea  ger 
wheeze 
gew  gaw 


street 
a  mus  ed 
al  most 


LESSON  XIX. 

liv  ed 
laugh 
better 


stones 
struck 
rude 


THE  RUDE  BOYS. 

A  poor  blind  man  was  one  da}^  being  led  by  a 
dog  along  the  street,  when  some  rude  boys  pass- 
ed, and,  seeing  him,  began  to  throw  stones  at  him. 
One  of  the  stones  struck  the  old  man's  hat,  and 
it  fell  to  the  ground. 

This  made  these  bad  boys  laugh  very  much,  for  the 
poor  old  man  had  to  stoop  down  and  feel  about  for 
it,  and  while  doing  this,  a  number  of  people  ran  al- 
most over  him.  He  could  not  find  it,  for  the  boys 
had  taken  it  up,  and  were  using  it  as  a  play-thing. 
At  last  it  fell  into  a  gutter,  and  the  boys  did  not  try 
to  get  it  again,  as  they  were  tired  of  being  amused 
with  it  any  longer,  so  left  it  lying  there. 


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A  little  girl  who  lived  across  the  street,  and  had 
seen  the  manner  in  which  these  bad  hoys  acted,  ran 
out  and  picked  up  the  hat,  and  gave  it  to  the  poor 
old  man.  She  told  hiro  that  she  felt  sorry  for  him, 
and  to  come  with  her  and  she  would  give  him  food 
to  eat,  and  some  money  to  buy  a  better  hat  with. 
The  old  man  wept  as  he  said,  "  thank  you,  my  little 
girl,  and  may  God  bless  you  for  the  kind  heart  you 
have  shown  to  a  poor  blind  man  ;  and  may  He  par- 
don those  bad  boys  who  acted  so  ill  to  me."  The 
boys  who  had  been  so  rude  to  the  old  man,  and  stood 
by,  when  the  little  girl  came  out  from  her  home, 
now  hung  their  heads,  and  felt  sorry  that  they  had 
been  so  rude  to  him. 

The  poor  man  went  to  the  borne  of  the  little  girl, 
and  she  gave  him  food  and  money,  and  he  then  left 
her,  and  did  not  feel  so  sad  as  he  did  before  the  little 
girl  was  so  kind  to  hii^. 

Questions. — How  did  the  rude  boys  treat  the  poor  blind  mau  ? 
"Who  came  out  and  gave  him  his  hat?  "What  did  he  say  to  the  lit- 
tle girl?  "What  did  she  give  him?  Which  treated  him  the  best, 
the  boys  or  the  little  girl  ?  Does  it  look  well  to  see  any  one  unkind 
to  the  poor  ?    How  should  we  act  toward  them  at  all  times  ? 

LESSON  XX.  " 

George  par  don  con  duct 

mas  ter  re  gard  an  ger 

fel  low  ad  mire  hates 


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THE  VAL,IJE  OF  TRUTH. 

"  Who  broke  this  window  ?  Can  any  one  tell  me  ?" 
said  the  master,  as  he  came  into  the  school-house, 
one  day. 

"Not!"— "not  I"— and ''not  I,"  the  little  boys 
began  to  say ;  all  hut  one  little  fellow,  who  looked 
very  sad  and  pale.  He  went  up  to  the  master  and 
said  to  him : 

"Mr.  Rodman,  /did  it,  and  I  am  very  sorry  for 
it,  sir;  I  was  playing  with  my  ball,  and  as  I  threw 
it  against  the  house,  it  struck  a  pane  of  glass  and 
broke  it.  I  did  not  mean  to  do  it,  and  I  hope  you 
will  pardon  me,  sir." 

Mr.  Rodman  seemed  quite  angry  a  little  while 
before,  but  when  he  saw  that  though  little  George 
stood  in  awe  of  him^  that  he  feared  more  to  tell  a  lie, 
his  anger  was  turned  to  joy,  for  he  could  but  admire 
the  conduct  of  the  noble  little  fellow,  and  said  to 
him,  as  he  took  him  by  the  hand,  "My  dear  bo}^,  I 
am  glad  to  know  that  you  feared  the  anger  of  God 
more  than  that  of  man  ;  that  you  know  that  He  hates 
a  liar,  and  to  see  that  3^ou  have  so  much  regard  for 
truth.  I  must  tell  you,  too,  that  I  knew  who  broke 
the  window,  for  I  saw  you  when  you  threw  the  ball, 
and  when  it  struck  the  glass,  as  I  was  coming  toward 
the  school-house ;  so  I  asked  who  broke  it,  as  a 
test  of  your  truth.  I  see  that  you  do  not  fear  to 
own  when  you  have  done  wrong ;  hence,  I  can 
always  trust  the  boy  who  does  not  fear  to  speak  the 
truth  at  all  times.     I  hope,  my  dear  boys,  that  all  of 


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jou  will  ever  act  as  did  little  George,  when  you  have 
done  wrong.  Never  deny  that  you  have  done  wrong 
to  conceal  the  act,  even  if  you  know  that  those  who 
have  the  charge  of  you  will  punish  you  for  it ;  then 
will  you  ever  be  prized  and  loved  by  those  who 
know  you,  for  your  value  of  truth." 

Quf:stions. — Did  George  deny  that  he  broke  the  window? 
Whom  did  he  fear  the  most,  God  or  man?  Is  it  wrong  to  tell  a  lie? 
ITow  must  you  act  when  you  have  done  wrong?  Does  God  hate  a 
liar  ?     Do  people  trust  or  regard  one  ? 


LESSON  XXI. 


Kit  ty  cloak  floor 

dol  ly  frock  morn 

soil  ed  found  won  der 


TnG  TORIV  DOI.L.. 

Kitty,  my  dear, 

Com  here,  come  here  ; 
I've  a  short  tale  for  you  to  hear. 

Upon  tlie  floor, 

Behind  the  door, 
This  morn  I  found  a  Dolly  poor. 

Once  she  was  new, 

And  pretty,  too. 
With  cloak  and  hat,  and  frock  and  shoe. 

But  oh,  dear  me, 

A  sight  to  see, 
Has  that  same  Dolly  come  to  me. 


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Her  dress  all  torn, 

And  soiled  and  worn, 
Alas,  alas,  slie  looks  so  lorn, 

I  wonder  who 

Has  made  her  so ! 
Why,  Kitty  dear,  can  it  be  you? 

QL'estioxs. — What  was  found  upon  the  floor  ?     Should  not  little 
girls  keep  tlicir  dolls  and  play-things  neat  and  dean? 


LESSON  XXII. 

Fan  nie  load  ed  ta  ble 

ap  plea  doc  tor  hor  rid 

i)lam  gree  dy  re  gard 

THE   GREEDY   GIRL. 

Fannie  Grant  was  a  sweet  and  pretty  girl,  but  she 
had  one  fault  that  caused  her  mother  much  trouble. 
She  was  very  fond  of  eating,  and  would  often  eat 
too  much.  She  never  went  to  school  without 
her  sachel  being  loaded  with  fruit,  nuts,  cakes,  and 
many  other  things;  and  most  of  the  time  she  had 
something  to  eat  in  her  mouth.  Iler  mother  and 
others  would  often  tell  her  that  some  day  she  would 
be  made  sick  by  the  iraf^h  she  was  so  fond  of;  but 
Fannie  did  not  regard  what  was  said  to  her.  She 
was  very  fond  of  green  fruit,  and  would  eat  green 
plums  and  apples  with  salt;  so  one  day,  after  com- 
ing in  from  school,  she  ran  into  the  garden,  and  atG 
a  great  many  before  her  mother  found  it  out.  That 
night  she  was  taken  quite  sick,  and  the  next  day 
she  was  not  able  to  rise ;  the  doctor  came  to  see  her, 


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and  left  some  horrid  pills  for  her  to  take.  Oh,  how 
sick  the  poor  girl  was,  and  for  many  days  she  had  to 
lie  upon  her  bed,  and  moan  in  great  pain.  She  lay 
awake  late  at  night  very  often,  for  she  was  so  sick 
she  could  not  sleep  a  great  deal,  and  as  she  had  time 
to  think  a  great  deal,  she  began  to  see  that  she  had 
done  wrong  to  pay  so  little  regard  to  her  mother's 
advice,  and  that  she  was  not  so  well  off  as  she 
would  have  been,  had  she  not  been  so  greedy  ;  so 
she  made  up  her  mind  that  if  she  lived  to  get  well, 
she  would  subdue  the  bad  habit  she  had  of  eating 
every-thing  that  she  could  lay  her  hands  on,  and  learn 
to  be  polite,  not  only  at  the  table,  (for  Fannie  was 
in  the  habit  of  eating  in  a  ?;^7'2/ greedy  manner  there,) 
but  at  all  other  times  and  places,  and  learn  to  do  as 
she  was  bid  by  her  mother.  When  she  got  well  she 
did  not  forget  what  she  had  said  on  her  sick  bed,  but 
kept  her  word,  and  thus  lost  the  name  of  the  greedy 
girl. 

Questions. — What  is  it  to  be  greedy  ?  "Who  was  a  greedy  girl  ? 
What  made  her  sick?  What  did  she  say  while  on  her  sick  bed? 
Did  shee  keep  her  word  ?  Is  it  not  a  very  ugly  habit  to  be  greedy  ? 
How  should  children  behave  at  the  table  ?     Do  you  behave  well  ? 

LESSON  XXIIL 

time  val  ue  waste 

hour  stud  y  lit  tie 

min  ute  youth  re  gret 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.       65 

DO   IVOT  WASTE  YOUR  TIHIE. 

My  dear  friend,  I  know  that  you  are  quite  young, 
but  you  will  know  what  I  mean  when  I  tell  you  never 
to  waste  a  moment  of  your  time.  This  is  of  great 
value,  and  the  days  of  your  youth  will  soon  pass, 
and  if  you  are  idle  in  youth,  you  will  regret  it  very 
much  when  you  are  grown.  If  you  go  to  school, 
you  must  learn  your  tasks  well,  and  do  not  waste  a 
single  hour  in  play,  till  you  are  quite  sure  you  know 
them  well,  and  will  not  miss  a  w^ord.  It  may  be 
very  hard  for  you  to  sit  and  stud}^  your  books  while 
the  other  boys  and  girls  are  at  play,  but  unless  you 
are  sure  3^ou  know  your  lesson  well,  it  will  be  far 
better  for  you  to  lose  an  hour  of  play,  and  gain 
something  that  will  be  of  use  to  you  as  long  as  you 
live,  than  to  be  out  at  play  with  your  task  half 
known,  as  some  boys  and  girls  do.  You  will  find, 
when  you  are  grown,  that  what  you  now  learn  will 
be  of  great  use  to  you  then. 

It  is  a  sin  to  waste  what  the  good  and  kind  God 
gives  you,,  little  by  little — what  is  of  so  much  value 
that  He  gives  j^ou  only  one  minute  at  a  time.  0, 
then  strive  to  make  the  best  use  of  it  while  young, 
that  3^ou  may  not  regret  it  when  old. 

Questions. — Is  it  sinful  to  waste  the  time  which  God  has  given 
you  ?  How  must  you  employ  it  while  young  ?  What  should  you 
do  while  at  school  ?  How  much  docs  God  give  us  at  a  time  ?  Is  it 
not  of  great  value,  then  ? 


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THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

mon  ey 
spoons 

LESSON  xxrv. 

forks         cof  fee         met  al         lumps 
sil  ver       rough          mix  ed       ves  sel 

A  TAL.K  ABOUT  SILVER. 


"  Boys,"  said  a  father  to  his  sons,  one  day,  as  he 
came  up  to  them  as  they  were  lying  under  the  shade 
of  a  large  tree,  "  here  is  a  new  book,  with  a  cut  in  it, 
which  has  several  objects  upon  it,  viz :  a  coffee  urn, 
spoons,  forks,  &c.  Can  you  tell  me  of  what  they 
are  made  ? 

"  Yes,  sir,"  said  Philip,  "  they  look  as  if  they  are 
made  of  silver;  are  they  not,  father?" 

"  I  think  you  are  correct ;  now,  can  you  tell  me 
where  silver  is  found  ?" 

"It  is  dug  from  mines,  and  these  mines  are  found 
all  over  the  world ;  very  large  ones  are  found  in 
some  parts,  so  I  have  read." 

"You  are  right,  Philip,  and  now  can  you  tell  me 
any-thing  more  about  this  metal  ?" 

"  When  it  is  dug  out  of  the  earth  it  looks  rough, 
and  is  mixed  with  earth  and  rubbish,  and  other  met- 


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als,  for  it  is  very  rare  to  find  it  pure,  or  in  very 
large  lumps.  After  it  is  taken  from  the  mines,  it  is 
thrown  into  a  vessel,  and  placed  on  the  lire,  to  free 
it  from  the  dross,  as  it  is  called.  The  silver  unites 
and  sinks  to  the  bottom  of  tlie  vessel,  from  which 
it  is  taken,  and  wrought  into  any  form  or  shape,  for, 
like  gold,  it  is  a  very  soft  metal.  The  objects  of 
which  it  is  made  are  rubbed  bright,  and  are  then 
]"eady  for  use." 

"  I  am  glnd,  my  son,  that  3'ou  know  so  much  of 
this  useful  metal,  but  3  ou  have  still  a  good  deal  more 
to  learn  of  it,  which  I  hope  you  will  do  at  some  fu- 
ture time.  It  is  a  very  useful  metal  to  us,  for  it  does 
not  easily  wear  out ;  but  it  is  more  useful  to  us,  as 
as  we  coin  it  into  money,  than  in  any  other  manner. 

The  sun  is  now  getting  hot  for  us  to  remain  out 
longer,  so  let  us  go  in,  and  we  will  talk  some  other 
time  of  other  metals  and  iheir  uses." 

Questions. — Wliere  do  we  obtain  silver  ?  Can  you  tell  any  of  its 
uses?  Is  it  always  pure  when  found  in  mines?  Can  you  tell  how 
it  is  freed  from  dross? 

LESSON  XXV. 

ding-aling  pick 

rag  man  help 

muss  trash 


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THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


QUESTIONS.- 

use  are  rags  ? 


THE  RAGMA^V. 

Ding-a-ling,  ding-ding 
I  hear  tlie  bells  ring, 

The  ragman  is  at  the  door; 
He  asks  ns  for  trash, 
And  gives  us  the  cash, 

And  with  that  we  can  help  the  poor. 

So  I'll  make  some  "bags, 
To  save  all  the  rags 

That  lie  all  about  on  the  floor ; 
For  mother  has  said, 
That  every  thread 

Will  help  to  buy  food  for  the  poor. 

They  are  but  little  to  us, 
And  it  saves  the  muss 

To  pick  them  up  from  the  floor  ; 
And  we  must  do  all, 
Though  ever  so  small, 

That  we  can  to  help  the  poor. 

-Can  you  help  the  poor  in   little   things  ? 
What  does  the  ragman  do  with  them  ? 


Of  what 


de  part 
tliem 


LESSON  XXYL 

truth  grow 

al  ways  grey 

I  love  to  do  right, 
And  I  love  the  truth. 
And  I'll  always  love  them. 
While  in  my  youth. 


And  when  I  grow  old. 
And  when  I  grow  grey, 
'I  will  love  them  still, 
Depart  who  may. 

-Do  yoM  love  to  do  right?      Does  not   God  love   a 


QUESTIONS.- 

good  child  ? 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


69 


Spelling  Lessons,  containing  Words  of  Six  Letifrs. 


m 


37 


35 

hy  phen 
crew  el 
au  burn 
sub  til 
dag  ger 
pal  try 
ser  aph 
tern  per 
tin  gle 
pub  lie 
gir  die 
fu  ture 
po  lice 
knight 
ma  rine 
tan  gle 
twen  t}^ 
era  die 
so  cial 
tick  le 


Reading    Lessons,    containing    Woi'ds    of  Seven    and 
sometimes  Eight  Letters, 

LESSON  L 

The  Bible  teaches  us  that  it  is  our  duty  to  worship 
God. 

A  Turk  wears  a  turban  on  his  head  instead  of  a 
hat. 

Walnuts  are  the  seeds  of  walnut  trees. 


doz  ing 

par  lor 

eld  est 

ab  rupt 

gal  lop 

era  vat 

cor  net 

gob  let 

verb  al 

jack  et 

way  lay 

rel  ict 

ram  rod 

cof  fin 

bon  net 

mir  ror 

no  tion 

fod  der 

par  son 

an  kle 

cot  ton 

al  mond 

in  fuse 

car  pet 

in  dent 

bask  et 

draw  er 

ar  rows 

fo  ment 

cher  ub 

list  en 

frol  ic 

op  tics 

but  ter 

pom  mel 

au  thor 

thir  ty 

bri  die 

trav  el 

grav  el 

70  THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

LESSON  II. 

Maurice  lias  a  nice  flower  garden,  in  which  he  has 
planted  a  great  many  lovely  flowers.  He  loves  to 
work  in  his  garden,  and  breathe  the  fresh  air. 

LESSON  ni. 

Horace  lent  his  fine  pony  to  Jimmie  Jones,  to 
ride;  but  he  whipped  him,  and  rode  him  so  hard 
through  mire  and  water,  that  he  now  fears  his  pony 
will  die. 

LESSON  lY. 

"  Charles,  tell  Eddie  to  stop  crying.  Frank  did 
not  take  his  rocking  horse  away  ;  he  only  wants  to 
ride  him  a  little  while,  and  will  he  not  let  his  little 
play -mate  amuse  himself  a  short  time  in  the  yard 
with  it?     Shame  upon  him,  that  he  should  act   so 

LESSON  \. 

Eobcrt  went  into  a  stream  of  water  to  bathe ;  but 
he  went  too  far  in,  and  soon  found  himself  in  deep 
water.  "  Oh  !  help  me  ;  do  help  me,  George,  or  I 
shall  be  drowned,"  he  cried.  George  did  not  need  to 
hear  that  cry  again  from  his  little  brother,  but  quick- 
ly plunged  into  the  water,  and  drew  him  to  the  shore. 
Little  boys  that  cannot  swim  should  beware  how 
they  go  into  deep  water,  lest  they  lose  their  lives. 


LESSON  VI. 

"  Carrie,  has  a  bird  teeth  ?"  "  Why,  papa,  you 
make  me  laugh  ;  you  hnoiv  they  have  not."  "  Well, 
how  do  they  eat  their  food  then  ?  "  Why,  they  have 
hills  to  pick  it  up  with  ;  but  they  do  not  have  teeth 
to  chew  it.  There  are  many  kinds  of  birds,  are 
there  not,  papa  ?"  "  Yes,  Carrie,  and  you  may  learn 
a  great  deal  about  them,  if  you  will  read  of  their 
habits ;  but  it  is  rather  too  hard  a  study  at  present 
for  such  a  little  girl.  I  will  give  you  a  nice  book  to 
read  about  them  in,  when  you  finish  your  First  Read- 
er,  for  then  you  will  be  able  to  read  better  than  you 
now  do.  If  I  were  to  tell  you  much  about  them, 
you  m^'ght  forget  what  I  told  you  ;  but  if  you  read 
of  it  you  will  be  more  apt  to  retain  what  you  learn, 
my  little  girl. 

Spelling  Lessons^   containing    Words  of  Seveii  Letters. 


a  breast 
ac  count 
af  front 
an  cient 
as  sault 


bal  ance 
bad  ness 
be  cause 
blem  ish 
bris  tie 


cab  bage 
charm  er 
chick  en 
cli  mate 
cur  tain 


dar  ling 
de  bauch 
dis  cern 
dole  ful 
drunk  en 


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THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


ear  nest 
ebb  tide 
e  lu  sion 
en  gaged 
ex  tract 


ice  berg 
im  merse 
in  cense 
irk  some 
isth  mus 


ma  chine 
mar  quee 
meas  ure 
mis  deed 
mourn  er 


fail  ure 
fea  lure 
feel  ing 
for  eign 
fur  tive 


jack  daw 
jel  lied 
jest  ing 
jour  nal 
jus  tice 


napb  tha 
nerv  ous 
nip  pers 
noi  some 
nur  ture 


gal  lant 
gar  ment 
girl  ish 
gnarl  ed 
grap  pie 


6 


kej  hole 
kin  dred 
kiss  ing 
knit  ter 
krem  lin 


8 


oat  meal 
ob  serve 
of  fense 
our  self 
oys  ters 


halt  ing 
hatch  et 
herb  age 
hir  sute 
hun  dred 


lamb  kin 
Ian  guor 
leath  er 
lockjaw 
lug  gage 


pack  age 
per  fume 
pict  ure 
pref  ace 
pun  gent 


wick  ed 
fight 


LEsSoN  vn. 

roos  ter 
quar  rel 


proud 
rea  son 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


73 


THE  ROOSTER. 

The  Rooster  is  a  gay  bird  in- 
deed. See  what  a  fine  coat  he 
wears  ;  he  walks  so  grand  and 
proud,  as  if  he  said,  "  Who  so 
big  as  I  ?"  He  is  called  the  lord 
of  the  barn-yard,  because  he 
lords  it  over  all  the  other  fowls, 
and  is  so  fond  of  display.  He 
loves  very  much  to  fight,  and  for  this  reason,  wicked 
men  buy  and  teach  them  to  fight;  they  put  sharp 
steel  spurs  upon  t  leir  feet,  and  with  these  on  they 
fight  each  other  until  one  or  the  other,  the  weaker 
and  smaller  one  of  the  two,  is  left  covered  with  blood 
and  dying,  or  dead.  Wicked  men  delight  in  such 
cruel  sport,  and  often  lose  large  sums  of  money  by 
their  bets.  Boys  who  love  to  quarrel  and  fight  may 
be  likened  to  this  bird.     Oh,  how  wicked  it   is   for 


you  to  fight,  little  boys. 


vi  o  lets 
per  fume 


LESSON  YIII. 

sura  mer 
win  ter 


sprmg 
fall 


8PRI1VG  IS  COMIJVG. 

"  Spring  is  coming,  spring  is  coming,"  said  little 
Jennie  Bell,  ''for  I  see  the  little  snow-drop  and  vio- 
lets begin  to  peep  through  the  green  leaves.  0,  how 
glad  I  am;  for  now  the  air  will  be  filled  with  sweet 
perfume,  and  we  shall  have  so  many  pretty  flowers." 


74  THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  EEADEE. 


"  Do  you  know,  my  little  girl,  who  made  the  sea- 
sons, and  who  it  is  that  causes  the  flowers  to  bloom  V^ 

"  Oh,  yes,  mamma,"  said  little  Jennie  ;  "you,  dear 
mamma,  and  myii]t>ind  teacher  at  Sabbath-school,  told 
me  that  God  made  every-ihing^  so,  of  course,  He  must  ■ 
have  made  the  spring,  and  summer,  and  fall,  and 
winter,  besides  e very-thing  that  grows,  and  moves, 
and  lives."  "  You  are  right,  my  dear  child,  and  I 
am  glad  to  see  that  you  do  not  forget  what  you  are 
taught.  Never  forget,  too,  that  God  made  yoztj  and 
what  you  owe  to  Him  for  giving  you  life,  health  and 
friends;  indeed,  every  gift  that  3^011  enjoy  is  a  favor 
granted  you  by  Him." 

Questions. — Who  made  you,  and  gives  you  cvery-thing  ?     Should 
you  not  thank  and  serve  Him  for  His  great  kindness  to  you  ? 

LESSON  IX. 

morn  ing  wak  ed  Je  sus 

bright  grace  spir  it 


MOR.MIVG  IIYMIV. 

The  morning  bright, 

With  rosy  light;' 
Has  waked  me  from  my  sleep  ; 

Father,  I  own 

Thy  love  alone, 
Thy  little  one  doth  keep. 

All  through  the  day, 

I  humbly  pray, 
Be  Tliou  my  guard  and  guide  ; 

My  f*ins  forgive, 

And  let  me  live, 
Blest  Jesus,  near  Thy  side. 


0,  make  Tliy  rest 

Within  my  breast, 
Great  Spirit  of  all  grace  ; 

Make  me  like  Thee, 

Then  I  shall  be 
Willing  to  see  Thy  face. 

Questions. — Whom  should  we  pray  to  be  like  ?      Would   we  be 
willing,  then,  to  see  the  face  of  God  at  any  time  ? 


LESSON  X. 

east  com  pass  Tom  mj 

west  fia  gers  north 

THE  PoiivTs  or  the  compass. 

Father.  "Can  you  tell  me  how  many  fingers  you 
have,  Tommy  ?" 

Tommy.  "Oh,  yes,  sir;  I  Jiave  four  fingers  and  a 
thumb." 

Fatlier.     "  Well,  that  makes  five^  docs  it  not?" 

Tommy.     "  Yes,  sir." 

Father.  "  Can  you  tell  me  now  which  is  your 
right  and  which  your  left  hand  ?" 

Tommy.  "Yes,  sir,  this  is  my  right,  and  this\smy 
left  hand ;  and  I  know,  too,  that  I  can  tell  which  is 
east,  and  which  is  west,  by  knowing  my  right  from 
my  left  hand." 

Father.     "  Well,  how  is  that^  my  little  man  ?" 

Tommy.  "  Wh}^,  sir,  if  I  point  to  where  the  sun 
rises  with  my  right  hand,  I  know  that  to  be  the  east ; 
and  then  if  I  point  with  my  left  hand  the  opposite 
way,  I  know  that  to  be  the  west,  where  the  sun  sets ; 
am  I  not  right,  fiither  ?" 


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Father.  "  Yes,  my  son  ;  so  now  you  may  learn, 
also,  which  is  north  and  which  south,  if  you  stand  as 
you  said;  for  the  north  will  be  before  you,  and  the 
south  will  be  behind  you." 

Tommy.  "  Yes,  sir,  I  knew  that  too,  but  forgot  to 
mention  it." 

Father.  *'Well,  then,  my  boy,  you  now  know 
the  chief  points  of  the  compass,  and  if  you  will 
come  with  me  upon  this  hill-top,  some  other  fine  day, 
I  will  describe  a  compass  to  you,  and  its  use  also." 

Questions. — Can  you  tell  which  is  east  and  which  is  west  ? 
Which  is  north  and  which  is  south  ?  What  is  a  compass  ?  Do  you 
know  where  it  is  used  mostlj'. 

LKSSON  XT. 

ken  nel  grun  ted  ves  sel  weath  er 

lodging  umph  corner  easily 

THE  PIG  A  WO  THE  DOG. 

A  pig  and  a  dog  were  once  on  board  of  a  ship ; 
they  were  very  good  friends  indeed,  for  they  ate  out 
of  the  same  plate  together,  and  would  lie  down  side 
by  side  in  the  sun,  during  the  day,  on  deck.  The 
only  thing  they  did  not  agree  about  was  their  lodg- 
ing. The  dog  had  a  very  good  kennel,  but  the  pig 
had  nothing  of  the  sort.  Now,  Piggy  did  not  see 
why  Toby  should  be  housed  any  better  at  night  than 
himself;  so  every  night  there  was  a  struggle  to  see 
which  should  get  into  the  kennel  first.  If  the  dog 
got  in,  he  showed  his  teeth,  and  Piggy  had  to  look 


out  for  other  loagings.  If  the  pig  gained  the  kennel, 
the  dog  could  not  turn  him  outs,  but  waited  for  re- 
venge next  time. 

One  evening  it  was  very  rough;  the  sea  was  run- 
ning very  high,  and  it  was  raining  very  hard.  The 
pig  was  slipping  and  tumbling  about  the  deck  ;  at 
length  it  was  so  very  wet,  he  thought  the  best  thing 
he  could  do,  was  to  go  and  secure  his  berth  for  the 
night,  though  it  wanted  a  good  time  to  dusk.  When 
he  came  to  the  kennel  there  was  Toby  safely  housed ; 
he  had  the  same  idea  as  to  the  state  of  the  weather 
as  the  pig. 

"  Umph !  umph !"  grunted  Piggy,  as  he  looked 
up  to  the  black  sky ;  but  Toby  did  not  offer  to  move- 
At  last  the  pig  seemed  to  give  it  up,  and  turned  off, 
as  if  to  see  where  he  might  find  a  warm  corner  for 
the  night. 

lie  went  to  that  part  of  the  vessel  where  the  tin 
plate  was  lying,  from  which  they  ate  their  victuals. 
He  took  the  plate  in  his  mo«th,  and  carried  it  to  a 
part  of  the  deck  where  the  dog  could  see  it,  but 
some  way  from  the  kennel ;  then,  turning  his  back 
to  the  dog,  he  began  to  make  a  noise,  as  if  he  were 
eating  out  of  the  plate. 

*'  What  I"  thinks  Toby,  ''  has  Piggy  got  some  bones 
there?"  and  he  stuck  up  his  ears  and  looked  hard  at 
the  plate. 

"Champ!  champ!"  goes  the  pig,  and  down  goes 
his  mouth  to  the  plate  again. 

Toby  could  stand  this  no  longer;  victuals!  and  he 


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not  there !  Out  he  ran,  and  pushing  the  pig  to  one 
side,  stuck  his  cold  nose  into  the  emptj^  phite.  The 
pig  turned  about  in  a  twinkling,  and  before  Toby 
knew  whether  there  was  any  meat  in  the  plate  or 
not,  he  was  in  the  kennel,  ready  to  laugh  at  Toby 
for  being  so  simple  and  easily  fooled. 

Questions. — Can  animals  reason  ?  What  is  it  that  teaches  them 
how  to  act  ?  How  did  Piggy  treat  poor  Toby  ?  Don't  you  think 
the  dog  was  easily  fooled?  What  did  the  Pig  do  when  he  got  Toby 
out  of  the  kennel,  and  got  in  himself?  Would  not  this  be  called  a 
selfish  act  in  a  boy  ? 

Spelling  Lessons^  containing  Words  of  Seven  Letters. 


9 


10 


quar  rel 
quar  ter 
quib  ble 
quick  ly 
quin  tet 


11 


um  brage 
un  clean 
up  braid 
un  dress 
ut  ter  ed 


13 


yearn  ed 
yield  ed 
young  er 
zeal  ous 
zin  code 


rai  ment 
re  cline 
rhym  ist 
rough  ly 
rub  bish 


va  grant 
vent  ure 
vint  age 
vil  lain 
vult  ure 


ap  prise 
ar  rears 
bap  tist 
bor  ough 
cans  tic 


Sab  b  th 
sar  dine 
scut  tie 
shin  gle 
stir  rup 


12 


watch  er 
weath  er 
whis  per 
win  some 
wri  ting 


14 


com  mune 
dim  pies 
dra  goon 
en  dorse 
en  quire 


tab  lean 
ten  dril 
thim  ble 
trem  ble 
twit  ter 


xiph  oid 
yard  arm 
yawn  ing 
yelp  ing 
yell  mg 


feel  ing 
for  give 
ga  zette 
ghost  ly 
harsh  ly 


16 


hope  fill 
in  elude 
in  stall 
jour  nal 
jug  gler 


kitcb  en 
knav  isli 
lag  gard 
lodg  ing 
mar  tial 


mon  arch 
neu  tral 
noth  ing 
ob  lique 
out  rage 


pal  sied. 
pa  tient 
queen  ly 
re  cruit 
ro  ma  nee 


LKSSON  XII. 
of  fi  cer      but  tons      Braofc}:       Yan  kees 


cav  al  ry    Lee 


Jack  son  Char  lie 
THE  SOL.DICR. 


Wal  ter 
vie  to  ry 


"  Is  not  that  a  fine  looking  officer  who  is  now  rid- 
ing b}^,  Walter  ?" 

"I  think  he  must  be  a  cavalry  officer." 

"  Ob,  how  fine  he  looks  with  so  much  gold  lace, 
and  so  many  bright  buttons  on  his  coat." 

''  See,"  said    Walter,    '•  he   is   pointing   with    his 


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sword,  and  giving  orders  to  the  soldiers  that  are  be- 
ing drilled." 

"  Don't  you  wish,  Walter,  that  ypu  w^ere  as  old  as 
your  brother  Charlie,  so  that  you  could  be  a  soldier, 
and  go  to  war  too?" 

"  Yes,  that  I  do,  Willie,  for  then  I  would  fight  the 
Yankees,  and  help  to  drive  them  from  the  South, 
I  only  hope  that  our  brave  Generals,  Lee,  Jackson, 
Bragg,  and  many  others,  who  are  in  command  of  our 
army,  will  meet  with  victory  on  every  battle  field, 
and  then  perhaps  our  enemies  will  get  tired  of  fight- 
ing, and  will  be  glad  to  stay  at  home,  and  '  mind 
their  own  business.' " 

"  Oh  I  what  a  pity  that  so  much  blood  should  be 
shed  for  such  a  useless  purpose.  You  know  that 
poor  widow  who  lives  near  us?  Well,  she  lost  her 
son  at  the  battle  of  Corinth  ;  he  was  her  only  child, 
and  was  so  kind  to  her ;  now  she  has  no  one  to  take 
care  of  her,  and  will  have  to  support  herself;  poor 
woman,  she  looks  so  sad,  ever  since  she  heard  that 
her  dear  son  was  killed." 

"  Father  says  that  the  South  will  never  submit  to 
the  North,  for  he  believes  that  every  true-hearted 
man  in  the  South  will  be  willing  to  die  in  defence  of 
their  homes  and  loved  ones,  before  they  would  yield." 

"  Oh,  I  hope  it  will  never  come  to  that,  and  I 
trust  that  this  cruel  war  will  soon  end,  and  give  our 
friends  back  to  us  again,"  said  Willie. 

I 

Questions. — What  people  are  at  war  with  the  South  ?    What  does  ; 

the  North  want  to  take  from  us,  and  compel  us  to  do?     When  was  i 

the  battle  of  Corinth  fought?     Is  not  war  a  terrible  scourge?  | 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.  81 


LESSON  XIIL 

lambs  dunce  glad  \y 

i  die  use  ful  Sav  iour 

lYIIAT  I  L.TVE  FOR. 

I'm  not  made  for  idle  play, 
Like  the  little  lambs,  all  day ; 
^hame  on  me  'twould  be  to  grow 
Like  a  dunce,  and  nothing  know : 
I  must  learn  to  read  and  look 
Often  in  God's  holy  book. 

Busy  I  must  be,  and  do 
What  is  right  and  useful  too  ; 
What  my  parents,  fond  and  kind, 
Bid  me,  I  will  gladly  mind ; 
Never  cause  them  grief  and  pain, 
Nor  will  disobey  again. 

But  to  God  I  still  will  pray, 
"  Take  my  wicked  heart  away  ;" 
He  from  sin  can  make  me  free, 
For  the  Saviour  died  for  me. 
O,  how  happ}-^  life  to  spend. 
With  the  Saviour  for  my  friend. 

Quf:stions. — Is  it  right  for  children  to  be  idle  all  the  time  ?  Is  it 
not  best  to  be  busy  and  useful  ?  What  must  you  pray  God  to  take 
from  you  ? 

LESSON  XIV. 

win  dy  hun  dred  bread 

pray  mg  e  nough  loaf 

do  log  wil  ling  pen  nies 


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82       THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

"  Bless  the  poor  little  boys  and  girls  who  haven't 
any  warm  beds  to-night,"  prayed  a  little  boy  just  be- 
fore he  lay  down  on  his  nice  warm  cot,  on  a  cold 
windy  night. 

As  he  arose  from  his  knees,  his  mother  said, 
"You  have  just  asked  God  to  bless  the  poor,  what 
will  you  do  for  them  ?"     He  thought  a  moment. 

"  Why,  if  I  had  a  hundred  cakes,  enough  for  all, 
I'd  give  them  some." 

"  But  as  you  have  no  cakes,  wdiat  are  you  willing 
to  do?" 

"  Why,  when  I  get  money  enough  to  buy  all  the 

things   that   I   w^ant,   and  have  some  over,  I'll  give 

them  some." 

"  But  you  haven't  half  enough  mone}'  to  buy  all 

you  want,  and  perhaps  7iever  ivill  have;    what   will 

you  do  to  bless  the  ^oot  noiv  V 
"  I'll  give  them  some  bread." 
"  You  have  no  bread  ;  the  bread  is  mine." 
"  Then  I  can  earn  money  and  buy  a  loaf  myself." 
"  Take  things  as  they  now  are  ;  you   know   what 

you  have  that  is  your  own ;  what  are  you  willing  to 

give  to  help  the  poor  ?" 

The  boy  thought  again.     ''  I'll  give  them  half  my 

money.     I  have  seven  pennies,  and  I'll   give   them 

four.     Would  not  that  be  right?" 

Questions. — Whom  did  the  little  boy  pray  for  ?  What  did  he  f^ay 
he  would  do  to  help  the  poor  ?  What  did  his  mother  say  to  him  ? 
What  did  he  at  last  conclude  to  do  ?  Should  we  not  be  willing  to 
help  the  poor  with  what  we  have  ?  Should  we  not  deny  ourselves  to 
do  so  ? 


LKSSON  XV. 

mines  ob  tain  where 

salt  op  press  world 

re  quire  wa  ter  sup  ply 

WHERE   Ijj   SAL.T   OBTAI]¥ED  I 

^'  Mother,  where  does  salt  come  from  ?"  "It  is  found 
in  all  parts  of  the  world,  my  child,  and  is  obtained 
from  the  sea  and  from  mines.  The  water  of  the  sea 
has  a  great  deal  of  salt  in  it.  Men  take  this  water 
from  the  ocean,  and  place  it  where  the  sun  may  shine 
upon  it,  and  in  a  short  time  the  water  is  dried  up, 
leaving  the  salt  in  the  bottom  of  the  vessel.  God 
knew  that  man  would  require  salt  to  season  his  food 
properly,  and  to  keep  good  and  sound  a  great  many 
things;  so  He  has  put  it  in  all  parts  of  the  world, 
ready  for  the  use  of  man.  Besides  being  obtained 
from  the  sea,  which  is  a  tedious  process,  there  are 
many  large  mines,  which  men  work,  from  which 
salt  is  taken  in  great  heaps;  these  mines  are  large 
pits  or  holes  dug  in  the  earth." 

"  But,  mammn,  I  thought  that  salt  was  very  scarce, 
for  I  know  that  Mr.  Cheatcm  asks  a  great  deal  of  money 
for  it,  for  I  heard  poor  little  Willie  Bruce  say  the 
other  da}^,  that  his  mother  had  but  little  salt  to  put 
in  their  bread  now,  and  that  she  could  not  get  but 
little  at  a  time,  it  was  so  high-priced.  Mamma,  why 
will  not  Mr.  Chcatem  sell  his  salt  to  the  poor  cheap, 
if  he  will  not  to  any  one  else  ?  He  has  a  great  deal, 
has  he  not  ?"'-' 

"  I  am  afraid,  my  child,  that  he  tries  to  make   all 


84       THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

the  money  he  can  out  of  the  wants  of  the  people. 
When  the  war  ends,  then  we  will  have  salt  in  plen- 
ty, I  hope,  for  the  men  who  are  now  in  the  army 
fighting  for  us,  will  then  return  home,  and  assist  in 
making  as  much  as  we  require.  Even  now,  there 
are  many  persons  engaged  in  making  it,  and  when 
they  succeed  in  getting  a  good  supply  on  hand,  the 
poor  will  be  able  to  get  it  cheaper  than  they  now  do ; 
I  hope  so,  at  any  rate." 

Questions. — Where  is  salt  obtained  ?     Is  it  right  to  oppress   the 
poor  ? 

LESSON  XVI. 

Geor  gie  wick  ed 

re  proof  ob  lige 

un  ru  ly  pun  ish 

L,ITTI^E  GEORGIA'S  PRAYER. 

Little  George,  a  smart  boy  of  four  summers,  had 
been  taught  by  his  mother  to  pray,  and  she  had  often 
told  him,  that  to  pray  to  God,  was  to  talk  to  him, 
and  tell  him  just  what  he  wanted. 

At  night,  after  he  had  said  the  Lord's  prayer,  he 
was  in  the  habit  of  making  a  short  prayer  of  his 
own,  in  which  he  told  his  little  wants  in  his  own 
words. 

Though  Georgie  was  a  very  good  boy  most  of  the 
time,  and  loved  his  parents  dearly,  yet  at  times  he 
would  need  reproof;  for,  hkc  most  little  boys,  and 
girls  too,  we  may  say,  he  liked  to  have  his  own  way. 
One  day  he  was  not  willing  to  3aeld  to  his  mother's 


wishes,  so  slie  was  obliged  to  punish  him,  for  she  did 
not  wish  her  little  boy  to  grow  up  a  wicked  and  un- 
ruly son. 

At  night,  when  it  was  time  to  repeat  his  little 
prayer,  he  could  not  forget  his  naughty  actions,  and 
as  he  had  been  taught,  he  talked  to  God  about  it  in 
this  manner,  feeling  all  the  wliile  very  serious,  though 
he  talked  in  such  a  simple  way. 

"  0,  Lord  1  bless  little  Georgie,  and  make  him  a 
good  boy  ;  and  don't  let  him  be  naughty  again,  never^ 
no^  never,  because  you  know  when  he  is  naughty,  he 
slides  to  it  so" 

Questions. — Slioiild  you  not  pray  to  God,  a8if)'-ou  were  talkiiij?  to 
liim?  Does  he  not  lionr  little  children  when  they  pray  to  him? 
What  kind  of  a  boy  was  little  Georgie?  What  was  his  prayer  to 
God?  Why  did  his  mother  have  to  punish  him?  Do  you  think 
that  your  parents  do  right  to  punish  you  when  you  do  wrong?  If  a" 
cliild  is  allowed  to  do  as  he  or  si>e  pleases  all  the  time,  and  have 
their  own  way  always,  what  kind -of  children  do  thoy  become,  and 
what  kind  of  men  and  women  ?" 


LESSON  XVII. 

shad  ow)3  darling  houses  blazes 

can  dies  sin  gu  lar  cot  tag  es         shade 


THE  SHADOWS. 

The  candles  are  lighted,  the  fire  blazes  bright. 
The  curtains  are  drawn  to  keep  out  the  cold  air ; 

What  makes  you  so  grave,  little  darling,  to-night? 
And  where  is  your  smile,  little  quiet  one — where  ? 


86       THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


"Mamma,  T  see  someLhiug  so  dark  on  the  wall; 

It  moves  up  and  down,  and  it  looks  very  strange; 
Some  times  it  is  large,  and  some  times  it  is  small ; 

Pray,  tell  me,  what  is  it,  and  why  does  it  change  ?" 

It  is  only  my  shadow  that  puzzles  you  so. 

And  this  is  youf  own,  close  beside  it,  my  love: 

Now  run  round  the  room,  it  will  go  where  you  go ; 

When  you  sit,  'twill  be  still,  when  yon  rise  it  will  move. 

These  singular  shadows  are  caused  by  the  light, 
From  lire  and  from  candles  upon  us  that  fall; 

Were  we  not  sitting  here,  all  that  place  would  be  bright. 
But  the  light  can't  shine  through  us,  you  know,  on  the  wall. 

And  when  j'-ou  are  out  some  fine  day  in  the  sun, 
I'll  take  you  where  shadows  of  apple-trees  lie  ; 

And  houses  and  cottages  too,  every  one 

Casts  a  shade  when  the  sun's  shining  bright  in  the  sky. 

V       Xow  hold  up  your  mouth,  and  give  me  a  sweet  kiss. 

Our  shadows  kiss  too  !  don't  you  see  it  quite  plain  ? 
"  Oh  yes ;  and  I  thank  jo\i  for  telling  me  this  : 
I'll  not  be  afraid  of  a  shadow  again." 

Questions. — Of  what  was  the  little  child   afraid?      AYouid   they 
harm  her?     How  are  they  caused? 

LESSON  XYIU. 

sew  ing  ex  pect  ma  chine 

clothes  hoi  i  day  knit  ting 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


87 


THE  SETf^Il^G  MACIIIXE. 


"  Mother,  see  the  picture  of  this  woman  at  a  sew- 
ing machine.  Her  machine  is  just  like  yours,  is  it 
not?  I  wonder  what  she  is  sewing  on  !" 
''  Perhaps  it  is  a  shirt  for  a  soldier,  Mattie?" 
"Oh,  I  expect  that  is  it,  mother,  for  all  the  ladies 
are  always  at  work,  since  the  war  began,  for  the 
brave  men  who  fight  for  us ;  and  who  are  far  away 
from  their  homes,  and  those  whom  they  love.  Moth- 
er, please  learn  me  how  to  sew,  that  I  may  make 
clothes  for  them  too.  Lilly  Moore  is  not  so  old  as  I 
am  by  two  years,  for  she  is  but  seven,  and  I  am  nine 


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years  old,  and  and  yet  she  has  made  four  shirts  du- 
ring the  holidays,  and  sent  them  in  to  the  **  soldier's 
Kelief  Society  ;"  and  now  she  is  going  to  learn  how 
to  knit,  so  that  she  may  knit  some  socks  for  them 
too.  I  am  sure  I  ought  to  be  able  to  do  as  much, 
and  as  well  as  she  does  ;  don't  you  think  so,  mother?" 
*'  I  quite  agree  with  you,  dear  Mattie,  so  if  you 
will  get  your  needle  and  thread,  and  sit  by  me,  as  I 
am  at  work  on  the  machine,  I  will  assist  you  in  mak- 
ing a  shirt  to-day.     I  cannot  agree   to   let  you    use 

the  machine  yet  awhile." 

"  Oh,  no,  mother,  I  do  not  wish  to  sew  on  the 
machine,  until  I  get  a  little  larger;  Lilly  did  not 
make  her  shirt  on  the  machine,  but  sewed  it  with 
her  fingers,  and  I  v/ant  to  do  the  same." 

'*  I  am  glad  to  see  my  little  c^irl  anxious  and  wil- 
Jilig  to  add  her  share  of  labor  for  the  brave  men  who 
^Pb  doing  battle  for  us,  in  this  struggle  between  the 
North  and  the  South  ;  for,  as  you  truly  said,  they 
are  now  far  away  from  their  homes  and  friei^ds, 
and  many  a  noble  son,  brother,  husband  and  father 
will  yield  up  even  life  itself,  in  their  efforts  to  drive 
the  impious  Yankees  from  our  soil.  Many  a  poor 
soldier  will  bless  the  hands  that  made  him  warm 
clothes;  and  many  a  little  girl's  heart  would  throb  with 
joy,  and  her  eye  glisten  with  tears,  could  she  hear  the 
fervent  thanks  of  the  poor  soldier,  as  he  draws  on 
a  pair  of  warm  socks,  that  her  little  fingers  had  been 
busy  in  knitting  for  him.  God  speed  the  efforts  of 
even  every  little  child,  in  adding  to  the  comfort  of 
every  noble  patriot  soldier  of  ihe  South!" 

Questions. — Is  not  the  sewing  machine  a  great  invention  ?  Are 
we  not  able  to  assist  in  clothing  our  brave  soldiers  much  quicker 
and  easier  by  means  of  it  ?  Should  not  even  little  girls  work  tor 
and  do  all  they  can  for  them  ? 


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lb:sson  xrx. 

to  bac  CO  srnok  ed  weed 

liob  ert  puff  street 

I'l-l.  WEVKR  USE  TOBACCO. 

"Ill  never  use  tobacco,  no, 

It  is  a  filthy  weed  ; 
I'll  never  put  it  in  my  mouth," 

Said  little  Robert  Reed. 

"  Why,  there  was  idle  Jerry  Jones, 

As  dirty  as  a  pig, 
WIjo  smoked  when  only  ten  years  old, 

And  though  t  it  made  him  big. 

"  He'd  puff  along  the  open  street. 

As  if  he  had  no  shame ; 
He'd  sit  beside  the  tavern  door, 

And  there  he'd  do  the  same. 

*'  He  spent  his  time  and  money  too, 

And  made  his  mother  sad  ; 
She  feared  an  idle  man  would  come 

From  such  an  idle  lad. 

"  Oh  no,  I'll  never  smoke  or  chew, 

'Tis  very  wrong  indeed  ; 
It  hurts  the  health,  it  makes  bad  breath," 

Said  little  Robert  Reed. 

Questions.— Is  it  not  a  dirty  habit  to  use  tobacco?    How  does  it 
injure  a  person? 


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LESSON  XX. 


Sun  day  par  a,  ble  ap  pies 

play  ful  pco  pie  a  nliam  ed 

Sab  batli  ad  mire  thank  ed 


A  PAUABL,E. 

"0  dear!  I  am  so  ^/re(i  of  Sunday  !"  So  said  little 
Willie,  a  playful  little  fellow,  who  was  longing  for 
the  Sabbath  to  be  over,  that  he  might  return  to  his 
sports. 

"  Who  wants  to  hear  a  story  ?"  said  a  kind  friend 
who  was  present. , 

"  I,  sir,'*  "  and  I,"  "  and  I,"  said  the  little  boys,  as 
they  came  around  him.  lie  then  told  them  a  para- 
ble. Our  Saviour,  when  he  was  on  earth,  often 
taught  the  people  in  this  way. 

The  parable  he  told  the  little  boy&  was  of  a  kind 
man  who  had  some  nice,  rich  apples  hanging  upon 
a  tree  in  his  yard. 

A  poor  man  was  passing  by  the  house  of  the 
owner,  and  he  stopped  to  admire  this  fine  apple  tree. 
He  counted  the  rich  golden  pippins  ;  there  were  just 
seven  of  them. 

The  rich  owner  could  afford  to  give  them  away, 
and  it  gave  him  much  joy  to  make  this  poor  man 
happy,  so  he  called  to  him  and  said,  "  My  friend,  I 
will  give  you  a  part  of  my  fruit." 

The  poor  man  held  out  his  hand,  and  he  gave  him 
six  of  the  apples,  and  kept  only  one  for  himself. 

Do  you  think  the  poor  man  thanked   the   owner 


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for  being  so  kind  to  liim  ?     No  indeed.     lie  wanted 

the  seven  apples  all  for  himself. 

At  last  he  made  up  his  mind  that  he  would  watch 

liis  chance,  and  go  back  and  steal  the  other  one.  "  Did 

he  do  thatV^  said  Willie,  very  quickl_y.     "  He  ought 

to  have  been  ashamed  of  himself,  and  1  hope  he  got 
well  paid  for  stealing  that  apple." 

"How  many  days  arc  there  in  the  week,  Willie?" 
said  his  friend.  "  iSeven,^^  said  Willie,  with  a  blush 
on  his  cheek,  for  now  he  began  to  know  what  the 
parable  meant,  and  had  an  uneasy  feeling  at  his 
heart,  and  beo^an  to  think  to  himself.  And  ous^ht 
not  a  boy  to  be  ashmed  of  himself  who  is  not  willing 
one  day  in  the  seven  to  lay  aside  his  sports  ?  Ought 
he  not  to  be  punished  if  he  will  not  keep  holy  the 
Sabbath  day?" 

QuKSTioxs. — Why  was  Willie  tired  of  Sunday?  What  story  did 
his  friend  relate  to  him  ?  What  is  a  parable  ?  Who  taueht  in  para- 
bles while  on  earth  ?  Don't  .you  think  the  poor  man  must  have  been 
ver}'-  envious  to  want  the  seventh  apple  after  havinj?  had  six  given 
him?     How  did  Willie  apply  this  parable  to  himself? 

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ben  e  fit  un  e  qual  or  gan  ic 

a  ban  don  vin  e  gar  pas  tor  al 

fo  li  age  wo  /han  ly  tar  di  ly 

cas  u  ist  Xiph  i  as  va  ri  ant 

e  di  tioQ  zy  mot  ic  wdio  ev  er 

glo  ri  fy  em  i  nent  pay  a  hie 

ho  H  est  cav  al  ry  cru  el  ty 

i  dol  ize  tim  id  ly  bu  ry  ing 

ju  ve  nal  ben  e  fit  cab  i  net 

de  liv  cr  el  e  gant  fu  si  blc 


ka  ty  did  par  a  pet  cal  a  mus 

la  con  ic  has  ti  \y  gal  Icr  y 

mill  er  al  gi  gan  tic  re  a  I  ize 

nat  ur  al  el  e  meat  ven  i  son 

DC  ta  gon  beg  gar  y  ox  yd  ize 

pri  ma  ry  an  gu  lar  an  oth  er 

qua  I  i  ty  in  tent  ly  in  hab  it 

ra  di  ent  joy  ous  ly  re  cov  er 

sev  en  ty  lull  a  by  in  her  it 

trag  e  dy  sub  til  ty  Oc  to  ber 


LESSON  XXI. 

mer  ry  al  most  lil  y 

check  glass  rose 

rud  dy  sha  dy  hedge 


THE  VAIIV   L.1TTJLE   GIRL. 

What,  looking  in  the  ghiss  again  ? 
Why's  my  silly  child  so  vain? 
Think  you  that  3'^on  are  as  fair 
As  the  gentle  lillies  are  ? 

Is  your  merry  eye  as  blue 
As  the  violets  wet  with  dew? 
Yet  it  loves  the  best  to  hide 
By  tlie  hedge's  shady  side. 

When  your  cheek  so  brightly  glows, 
Is  it  redder  than  the  rose  ? 
But  the  rose's  buds  are  seen 
Almost  hid  with  moss  and  green. 


Little  flowers  tliat  open  gar, 
Peeping  forth  at  break  of  day, 
In  the  garden,  hedge  or  plain, 
Do  you  think  that  they  are  vain  ? 

Beauty  soon  will  fade  away, 
Your  rosy  check  must  soon  decay  ; 
There's  nothing  lasting  you  will  find, 
But  the  treasures  of  the  mind. 

Questions. — Why  did  this  little  girl  look  in  the  glass  so  often  ? 
Does  it  not  disgust  otiiers  to  see  persons  vain  of  their  looks?  Was 
this  little  girl  as  modest  as  the  violet  and  the  rose?  Was  she  as  fair 
and  pretty  as  they  ?     What  is  more  lasting  than  beauty  ? 


LESSON   XXIL 

out  cry  bel  low  ed  Sa  rah  Liz  zie 

will  dow  push  ed  naugh  ty         re  sist  ed 

THE  RIGHT  TTAY. 

One  day  there  was  a  loud  outcry  under  the  win- 
dow, and  we  looked  out  to  see  what  was  the  matter. 
A  little  girl  lay  stretched  beneath,  upon  the  pave- 
ment. 

"You  ran  against  me,  and  pushed  me  down,  you 
Sarah  Barnes,  you  I"  bellowed  the  child  angrily. 
"I'll  tell  your  mother,  and  you'll  get  a  whipping." 

Sarah  Barnes  stopped  and  went  back.  She  had 
been  in  a  great  hurr}',  and  had  not  minded  where 
she  went. 

"  I  didn't  mean  to," said  Sarah  ;  "I am  very  sorrj-," 
and  she  began  to  lift  the  little  girl  up. 

*'  You  shan't  touch  me,"  cried  the  child. 


"Lizzie,  dear,  I  didn't  mean  to,"  said  Sarah  sweet- 
ly, "and  it  was  naughty  in  me  not  minding  where 
I  went.  I'm  really  sorry.  Do  let  me  brush  the  dust 
off  your  dress."  Her  voice  was  so  kind  there  was 
no  resisting  her;  the  little  girl  allowed  Sarah  to  help 
her  up,  and  have  the  dirt  shaken  off. 

"  Shan't  I  lead  you  home,  Lizzie."  said  Sarah. 

*'  No,  thank  jou,"  replied  the  little  girl  in  a  pleas- 
ant tone.  "I'm  not  hurt  a  bit."  Sarah  then  kissed 
her,  and  the  little  girl  kissed  Sarah,  and  each  went 
on  their  way  as  cheerily  as  before.  Sarah  Barnes 
had  the  right  icay  of  doing  right.  There  are  a  good 
many  parts  to  right-doing.  It  is  like  a  machine ; 
when  the  wheels  grate  on  each  other,  and  do  not  run 
smooth;  they  need  oiling.  What  shall  we  oil  them 
with  ?  The  oil  of  love.  That  makes  the  right  way 
of  doing  right. 

Ql'estions. — How  did  Sarah  Barnes  act  toward  the  little  girl 
whom  she  had  thrown  down  ?  Did  she  not  go  about  the  right  way 
to  do  right  ? 

vi  o  lent  apir  it  snatch  ed 

pout  ing  par  don  quar  rel 

THE  WR0i\O  WAY. 

One  day  two  little  girls  got  into  a  violent  quarrel. 
Mary  snatched  Jane's  doll,  and  Jane  struck  Mary  in 
the  face.  Their  mother  parted  them,  and  tried  to 
settle  it.  She  told  Mary  to  ask  Jane  to  forgive  her, 
and  to  kiss  and  be  two  loving  sisters.  They  did  as 
their  mother  bid  them,  but  they  did  it  pouting.     The 


spirit  of  pardon  docs  not  speak  with  pouting  lips, 
and  this  sp"rit  Mary  and  Jane  did  not  have  as  they 
went  towards  each  other.  So  there  was -no  true  par- 
don granted  by  either,  and  as  soon  as  their  mother's 
back  was  turned  the  old  dispute  revived,  and  they 
began  to  quarrel  as  bad  as  before.  You  see  they  did 
right  the  wrong  way . 

Questions. — How  did  Mary  and  Jane  feel  to  each  other  when  bid 
by  their  mother  to  kiss  and  be  friends  ?  Wasn't  this  the  wrong 
way  of  doing  ri}>ht? 

LESSON  XXII  r. 

un  hap  py  health  kindest 

pouts  strength  wheth  er 

salks  Car  rie  moun  ted 

"I  DOK'T  SEE  W1I¥/^ 
I  know  a  little  girl  who  has  a  very  nice  home,  and 
the  very  kindest  of  parents,  and  who  is  yet  often 
unhappy.  She  pouts  her  lips,  and  throws  her  arms 
about,  and  sulks  and  stamps  her  feet,  and  makes  a 
strange  noise  in  her  throat,  between  a  growl  and  a 
cry. 

It  is  not  because  she  has  not  enough  to  eat,  of  good 
nice  food  ;  nor  because  she  has  not  time  to  play,  nor 
play-things  in  plenty,  and  a  brother  to  play  with 
her. 

She  is  not  blind,  nor  lame,  nor  badly  shaped  in 
any  way,  but  has  health  and  strength,  and  all  that 
any  little  girl  could  wish  to  make  her  happy  in  this 
world,  except  a  good  heart. 


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*'  Carrie,  you  must  not  take  my  scissors,  my  dear." 

"  Why  mother,  I  have  none  to  cut  off  my  thread 
witli,"  said  Carrie,  in  a  pettish  tone. 

"  Well,  my  dear,  I  will  give  you  a  pair ;  but  you 
must  not  take  mine." 

"7'm  sure  I douH  see  why:  it's  only  just  to  cut  oif 
my  thread." 

The  scissors  were  of  the  finest  kind,  and  Carrie's 
mother  knew  that  it  would  soil  them  if  she  should 
handle  them  with  her  moist  hands;  and  that  if  she 
had  them  once^  she  would  want  them  again. 

It  was  CcHTic's  duty  to  obey  quickly,  whether  she 
saw  the  reason  why  or  not. 

"Carrie,  my  dear,  you  must  not  climb  upon  the 
chair  to  reach  your  work.  You  must  ask  some  one 
to  get  it  for  you." 

"  Vm  sure  I  doiit  see  ichy.  It  is  less  trouble  to  get 
it  myself,  than  to  {lisk  some  one  else  for  it." 

''  Very  well,  my  child,  you  shall  do  it  in  your 
own  way,  and  see." 

That  very  evening  Carrie  mounted  a  chair  lo  get 
her  work  ;  she  reached  too  far,  and  over  went  the 
chair,  with  Carrie  in  it.  Uer  work  fell  over  the 
floor  ;  Ikt  needle-book  one  woy,  the  thimble  another, 
the  spools  another,  and  worse  than  all,  her  head 
struck  the  edge  of  the  door,  and  a  large  gash  was  cut 
in  it.  She  cried  sadly,  and  did  not  get  over  her  hurt 
for  weeks.  Was  it  less  nouble  to  get  her  work  herself? 

If  she  had  trusted  to  her  mother,  she  would  have 
saved  herself  all  this  pain  ;  but  for  the  sake  of 
knowing  the  reason  wliy  she  should  not  get  up  in  the 


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chair,  she  cost  herself  a  severe  wound,  and  a  great 
deal  of  shame  and  sorrow. 

It  is  a  good  rule  through  life  to  do  what  God  bids 
us  do,  whether  we  see  whij  or  not.  One  of  the  things 
he  bids  us  do,  is  to  *'  Obey  your  parents." 

Questions. — Did  the  little  girl  in  the  story  have  a  nice  home  and 
kind  parents?  Why  was  she  not  happy,  then?  Ought  not  chil- 
dren to  mind  their  parents,  whether  or  not  they  know  the  reason 
?t77iy  they  are  bid  to  do  any  tiling?  "Would  it  not  have  been  better 
for  Carrie  to  have  obeyed  her  mother?  What  happened  to  her  for 
not  obeying  her?  Who  commands  children  to  obey  their  parents? 
Is  it  not  sinful,  then,  to  fail  to  do  so  ? 

LESSON  XXIV. 

cas  tors  mus  tard  fer  ment 

cru  et  oys  ters  In  dies 

vin  e  gar  pow  der  ed  ground 

pep  per  plan  ted  cat  sup 


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THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


A  SET  OF  CASTORS. 

Here  is  a  set  of  castors. 
You  see  them  on  tlie  table 
every  day  at  dinner.  You 
know  that  the  cruets  are 
made  of  glass,  do  you  not? 
Now  can  you  tell  me  what 
they  contain?  Vinegar  is 
in  one  of  them. 

It  is  made  of  apples, 
grapes,  and  indeed  of  almost 
any-thing  that  will  ferment. 
We  could  not  make  pickles, 
wliich  all  girls  love  so  much, 
without  vinegar;  nor  could 
we  use  some  kinds  of  fish, 
as  oysters,  bcsiJcs  many  other  articles  of  food,  if  we 
did  not  have  vinegar.  Pepper  is  also  used  in  the 
castors,  and  we  get  it  a  great  ways  from  home. 
When  you  grow  older  and  can  study  a  map,  you 
will  then  learn  all  about  the  countr3%  far  over  the 
seas,  from  which  we  get  it.  It  is  raised  to  a  large 
extent  in  the  West  India  Islands.  It  is  a  round  black 
berry,  and  is  ground  into  powder,  before  it  can  be 
used  in  the  castors.  Little  folks  do  not  usually  like 
pepper,  for  they  say  it  burns  their  tongues.  One 
species  of  mustard  grows  in  the  garden ;  you  have 
often  seen  it,  I  dare  sa}^ ;  but  the  kind  that  is  used 
in  castors,  is  a  small  seed,  finely  powdered  before 
being  used.  It  is  very  useful  in  sickness,  in  making 
plasters,  &c.     There  is  a  kind  of  mustard  seed  found 


THE  DIXIE  SP:eLLER  AND  READER.  99 

in  the  East,  and  which,  when  planted,  produces  a 
very  large  tree,  though  the  seed  is  so  very  small. 
You  have,  no  doubt,  read  in  the  Bible  of  the  grain 
of  mustard-seed,  as  spoken  of  by  Christ  to  his  dis- 
ciples. Other  things  are  used  in  the  castors  also,  as 
capsup,  which  your  mother  knows  how  to  make, 
and  sauces  of  various  kinds*  All  these  things  which 
tlie  cruets  contain,  tend  to  give  a  pleasant  taste  to 
the  food  upon  which  they  are  used. 

QUESTION'S. — Of  what  is  vinegar  made  ?  Where  is  pepper  obtain- 
ed ?  Cau  you  tell  where  the  West  Indies  are  ?  What  is  mustard  ? 
Is  it  useful  in  sickness  ?  Where  does  it  grow  to  the  size  of  a  large 
tree  ?  Who  spake  a  parable  about  the  mustard-seed  ?  Where  may 
you  read  of  it  ? 

LKSSON  XXV. 

A  me  lia  tricks  sick 

coax 


Bet  tie  Em  ma 

fret  ful  dead 

O  FIE,  AMELIA. 

"  0  fie,  Amelia  ;  I'm  ashamed 

To  hear  you  quarrel  so  : 
Leave  off  those  naughty  tricks,  my  child, 

Go  play  with  sister,  go." 
"  I  shan't^  mamma,  the  little  girl 

May  play  with  whom  slie  can ; 
And  while  she  lives  she  shall  not  have 

My  waxen  doll  again." 

"  Poor  little  Bettie  Smith,  she  sits 

Day  after  day  alone ; 
She  had  a  darling  sister  once. 

But  now  she's  dead  and  gone. 


sor  row 


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Bettie  was  quite  a  fretful  child, 

And  when  she  used  to  play 
"With  her  little  sister  Emma, 

She  would  quarrel  every  day. 

"  One  day  her  sister  said  to  her, 

'  Don't  Bettie  be  so  cross ; 
Indeed  I  am  not  well  to-day, 

And  fear  I  shall  bo  worse." 
*  Not  well  ?     Oh  yes,  you're  very  sick  I 

I  don't  believe  it's  true  ; 
You  only  want  to  coax  mamma, 

To  get  nice  things  for  you.'  " 

But  Slmma  staid  a  little  while. 

Then  closed  her  eyes  and  died ; 
And  who  can  tell  the  sorrow  now 

That  fills  poor  Bettie's  mind  ? 
And  now  she  goes  away  and  sits,  • 

Day  after  day  alone ; 
She  does  not  want  to  sing  or  play. 

Since  sister  P^mma's  gone.. 

Questions. — How  did  Amelia  speak  to  her  mother?  What  did 
she  say  of  her  little  sister  ?  Ought  not  brothers  and  sisters  to  be 
kind  to  each  other  ?  Can  you  tell  about  Bettie  Smith  and  her  little 
sister  ? 


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23 

ed  i  fice 
mill  ti  ply 
u  ten  sil 
em  bar  go 
liov/  ov  er 
nil  luck  y 
in  qui  ry 
mod  es  ty 
mys  te  ry 
cal  nm  ny 
bar  mo  ny 
bis  to  ry 
prod  o  gy 
o  lym  pic 
med  ic  al 
e  las  tic 
cba  ot  ic 
xe  mov  al 
dig  ni  ty 
CO  gen  cy 


24 

flex  i  ble 
gon  do  la 
re  ci  tal 
wit  ti  ly 
rev  e  nue 
pri  ma  ry 
par  a  gon 
lit  ur  gy 
fu  ner  al 
er  u  dite 
cer  ti  fy 
CO  lo  nel 
ap  ro  pos 
i  dol  ize 
ere  a  tor 
dis  o  bey 
in  fi  del 
po  ta  toe 
mys  te  ry 
ob  e  lisk 


25 

nu  ti  cles 
pli  a  ble 
rec  ti  fy 
re  pin  er 
sen  a  tor 
wag  ger  y 
fa  nat  ic 
vis  i  ble 
typ  ic  al 
sty  gi  an 
tyr  an  ny 
pu  ri  tan 
re  qui  em 
le  ni  ent 
ev  i  dent 
er  u  dite 
leg  i  bly 
e  ter  nal 
mir  a  cle 
da  bi  ous 


Reading    Lessons,    containing    Words    of    Eight  and 
sometimes  Nine  Letters^ 


LESSON  I. 


The  rainbow  is  caused  by  the  sun's  shining  upon 
the  falling  drops  of  water. 

The  great  bell  at  Moscow  weighs  two  hundred  and 
twenty  tons. 


102  THE  DIXIE  SPELUER  AND  READER. 

LESSON  IL 

Foolish  children  waste  their  time  in  idleness. 
The  heathen  are  those  people  who  worship   idols, 
and  know  not  the  true  God. 


LESSON  III. 

When  the  moon  passes  between  the  earth  and  the 
sun,  we  call  it  new  ;  but  you  must  not  think  it  more 
new  at  that  time  than  it  was  when  it  was  full :  we 
mean  that  it  begins  aneiv  to  show  us  the  side  on 
which  the  sun  shines. 

LESSON  lY. 

Johnnie  Ray  has  a  fine  drum.  His  father  bought 
it  for  him  on  his  birth-day.  He  puts  on  his  paper 
cap,  which  his  mother  made  for  him,  and  tells  his 
little  brother  to  get  a  stick.  Johnnie  then  beats  the 
drum,  and  they  both  march  very  grandly.  I  like  to 
see  two  little  brothers  play  as   if  they   loved   each 

other. 

# 

LESSON  V. 

Mamma  has  a  very  pretty  fire  screen  in  her  room,  • 
and  it  has  a  picture  of  a  lake  upon   it.     The   water 
looks  as  deep  and  clear  as  if  it  were  real  ;    there  are 
many  fine  large  trees,  which   seem   to   be   growing 
near  it,  and  there  are  several  birds  on   the   boughs 


THE   DIXIE   SrELLER  AND   READER. 


103 


See,  the  robin  is  there,  you  can  tell  which,  he  is  by 
his  red  breast. 

The  gentle  dove  sits  upon  a  bough  of  one  of  the 
trees  also.  Birds  are  very  fond  of  fruit,  and  if  you 
don't  watch  them,  they  will  eat  it  all. 

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ab  stract 
ad  vane  ed 
ap  pear  ed 
ap  peal  ed 
at  tor  ney 


back  wood 
boast  ful 
brack  ish 
braid  ing 
buoy  an  cy 


calm  ness 
cau  tious 
chest  nut 
coarse  ly 
con  vulse 


dan  druff 
de  crease 
dil  i  gent 
drug  gist 
dwell  ing 


east  ward 
em  balm  ed 
en  camp  ed 
e  ver  sion 
ev  i  dence 


i  die  ness 
im  pli  cit 
in  crease 
in  quir  er 
in  struct 


faith  ful 
firm  ness 
fleet  ing 
friend  ly 
fur  lough 


Jap  a  nese 
jo  cose  ]y 
jos  tling 
judg  ment 
junct  ure 


gam  mgs 
gaunt  let 
glad  some 
gnos  tics 
gui  dance 


keen  ness 
keep  sake 
key  stone 
kind  ness 
knight  ly 


hand  some 
head  land 
hon  est  ly 
huck  ster 
hunts  man 

6 

lame  ness 
lang  syne 
lin  guist 
luck  less 
luke  warm 


104  THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READEK. 

-  1 • 

LESSON  YI. 

*'  Come,  my  little  girl,  I  have  bought  you  a  nice 
new  comb  for  your  hair.  You  were  a  good  girl  to- 
day, and  did  not  cry  when  your  little  brother  broke 
the  one  you  had." 

"  Mother,  this  is  not  like  my  old  one,  is  it  ?" 
"  Oh,  no,  this  is  a  shell  comb,  and  the  other  one 
was  made  of  rubber." 

"  Where  did  the  shell  come  from,  mother  ?" 
"  It  came  off  of  the  back  of  the  tortoise ;  it  grows 
in  scales  on  his  back,  and  it  can  be  removed  without 
])ain  or  injury  to  him ;  but  it  has  to  be  polished  be- 
fore it  assumes  a  glossy  look.  It  is  a  very  frail  shell, 
and  is  easily  broken,  so  you  must  not  let  Harry  play 
with  it,  and  be  careful  and  not  break  it  yourself" 

"  Thank  you  for  it  mother  ;  I  will  try   and  keep 
this  one  a  long  time,  until  I  am  as  tall  as  you  are." 

Questions. — ^Where  is  tortoise  shell  obtained?      How   does   it 
grow  upon  the  back  of  the  tortoise  ?     Can  it  be  removed   withou 
pain? 

LESSON  YII. 

jour  ney  va  lise  de  feat  ed 

trav  el  ed  al  though  run  ning 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


105 


THE  TRAVELER. 


This  man  looks  as  if  lie  had  just  come  in  from  a 
journey,  and  had  taken  a  seat  to  read  the  news.  That 
is  a  file  of  news-papers  he  has  in  his  hands,  and  his  va- 
lise is  leaning  against  his  chair.  He  does  not  look 
to  be  much  tired,  does  he  ?  I  wonder  if  he  has 
traveled  far  to-day  !  I  would  like  to  know  what  he 
is  reading  of  Perhaps  it  is  of  some  victory  which 
the  Yankees  say  they  gained  over  our  people  at  some 
battle.  Is  it  not  funny  that  they  will  never  ovjn  that 
tlu  y  arc  defeated,  and  that,  although  they  have  gain- 
ed so  many  victories  by  their  own  account,  that  they 
5* 


106  THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


always  do  so  with  their  backs  to  us,  and  while  run- 
ning as  fast  as  their  feet  can  carry  them  from  the  South, 
ern  army;  but  Gens.  McClellan,  Pojie,  and  other 
Yankee  Generals  have  learned  the  "backward  step  " 
so  well,  that  the  poor  soldiers  are  not  to  blame  for 
learning  and  inacticing  it  too,  when  "  our  boys''  get 
too  near  them.  We  all  know  that  whenever  they 
say  that  they  have  gained  a  great  victory  over  us, 
that  we  have  whipped  them  badly. 

QoESTioxs. — What  is  the  traveler  doing  that  yoa  see  in  the  pic- 
ture ?  "What  do  the  Yankees  always  say  when  there  has  been  a 
battle  ?     Do  you  think  they  always  gain  a  victory  ? 

LESSON  VIII. 

kneel  ing  bit  ter  pleas  ing 

earn  est  lif  ted  kiss 

I  WIL.L.   BE   GOOD  TO-DAY. 

"  I  will  be  good,  dear  mother," 

I  heard  a  sweet  child  say ; 
'*I  will  be  good  ;  now  watch  me— 

I  will  be  good  all  day." 

She  lifted  up  her  bright  young  e^'ea, 

With  a  soft  and  pleasing  smile  ; 
Then  a  mother's  kiss  was  on  lier  lips, 

So  pure  and  free  from  guile. 

And  when  night  came  that  little  one, 

In  kneeling  down  to  praj', 
Said  in  a  soft  and  sweet  low  tone, 

"Have  I  been  good  to-day  ?'* 

Oh  many,  many  bitter  tears, 

'Twould  save  us  did  we  say, 
Like  that  dear  child,  with  earnest  heart, 
"I  will  be  good  to-day." 

Questions.— What  did  the  little  girl  say  to  her  mother  ?  Do  you 
ever  say  this  to  your  mother  ? 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.  107 

LESSON  IX. 

li  on  ess  Af  ri  ca  dig  ging 

an  i  mal  A  sia  thun  der 

THE  L.ION. 

The  lion  is  a  very  large  animal,  and  is  called  the 
king  of  beasts.  Although  an  elephant  is  much  larger 
than  a  lion,  he  is  said  not  to  be  so  strong  as  the  lion. 
The  lion  is  called  the  most  noble  of  all  the  beasts, 
but  I  do  not  see  how  he  can  be,  for  he  is  noted  as  a 
great  thief. 

If  an  animal  not  so  strong  as  himself  comes  across 
his  path,  and  has  food  of  any  kind  upon  which  he 
is  feeding,  the  lion  will  pounce  upon  and  take  it 
from  him;  indeed,  he  lives  almost  entirely  in  this 
manner. 

His  roar  is  compared  to  thunder,  it  is  so  loud  and 
deep.  There  are  great  numbers  of  lions  found  in 
Africa  and  Asia ;  these  places  are  far  away  from 
here,  but  men  go  there  to  catch  them,  which  they 
do  by  digging  pits,  into  which  the  lions  fall.  They 
are  then  taken  out  of  these  pits,  and  brought  to  this 
country,  to  show  to  those  who  have  never  seen  them. 
Did  you  ever  see  a  lion  ?  Well  then  you  know  what 
briglit  eyes  they  have.  The  male  is  called  a  lion, 
and  the  female  a  lioness,  and  their  young  are  called 
whelps. 

Questions. — From  what  countries  do  lions  come  ?  How  are  they 
taken  ?     What  is  said  of  them  ? 


108  THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


LESSON  X. 

morn  ing  rea  son  suit  ed 

house  wash  ed  hap  py 

THE  CROSS  BOY. 

I  once  knew  a  little  boy  who  lived  in  a  pretty 
house,  and  he  had  a  kind  father  and  mother,  jet  he 
was  not  a  happy  boy.  Do  you  wish  to  know  why? 
The  reason  was,  he  was  always  cross.  He  would 
get  up  from  his  little  bed  in  the  morning,  and  fret 
at  having  his  face  washed.  Ilis  clothes  did  not  suit 
him,  and  he  would  often  make  a  great  fuss  about 
them ;  and  when  he  went  to  the  table  he  was  worse 
than  ever,  for  he  could  find  nothing  to  please  him. 
He  would  thus  fret  at  every-thing  nearly  the  whole 
day,  and  keep  every  one  about  him  in  trouble,  be- 
cause he  was  so  cross.  He  was  cross  to  his  little 
brother,  and  cross  to  his  dog,  and  made  such  a  fuss, 
and  cried  so  much  that  some  one  gave  him  the  name 
of  Grub.  Don't  you  think  it  suited  him  ?  I  hope 
none  of  my  little  readers  are  cross  like  he  was ; 
are  you  ? 

Questions. — Why  was  not  this  little  boy  happy  ?  What  did  he 
make  a  fuss  about?  What  narae  was  given  him  on  account  of  his 
being  80  cross  ?  Did  he  not  disturb  and  trouble  his  mother  and 
father,  on  account  of  his  naughty  ways  ? 


LESSON  XT. 

bas  ket  blind  sup  ports  Net  tie 

hem  med  stum  bling     wil  low  Lot  tie 

I^OTTIE'S  PRESENT. 

"  Lottie,  I  have  bought  you  a  new  basket ;  it  is 
for  you  to  keep  your  work  in.  You  were  very  busy 
this  moring,  and  hemmed  your  dress  skirt  so  nicely 
and  quickly,  that  I  thought  I  would  make  you  a 
present." 

"  Oh,  it  is  so  pretty  ;  I  thank  you  very  much, 
mamma.     Where  did  you  get  it?" 

"  I  bought  it  a  little  while  since,  from  a  230or  blind 
man,  who  takes  them  around  to  sell." 

"  Why,  mamma,  how  can  he  see  to  walk  if  he  is 
blind?" 

"  He  carries  a  stick  in  his  hand,  and  his  little  boy 
walks  beside  him,  to  prevent  his  stumbling  or  falling 
over  anything." 

^'  Did  he  make  this  basket  himself  mamma  ?  How 
curious  to  think  he  can  do  such  nice  work,  and  yet 
not  be  able  to  see.     I  wonder  how  he  makes  them  ?" 

"  He  takes  long  willow  branches,  and  trims  them, 
until  they  are  quite  smooth,  and  he  then  weaves 
them  into  baskets.  He  is  very  poor,  and  has  three 
little  bo3^s,  whom  he  supports,  and  if  he  could  not 
do  something  to  make  money,  they  would  starve." 

"  I  not  only  thank  you  then,  dear  mamma,  for  the 
pretty  basket  as  a  present  to  me,  but  am  so  glad  you 
bought  it,  to  help  the  poor  blind  man.  I  will  ask 
aunt  Mary  to  buy  one  for  cousin  Nettie,  and  perhaps 


110  THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

she  will  buy  one  for  herself  too,  and  that  will  help 
the  poor  man  a  great  deal,  won't  it,  mamma  ?" 

*' Yes,  my  dear,  and  I  am  glad  to  see  that  you  de» 
sire  to  assist  the  poor  and  afflicted." 

Questions. — Why  did  this  little  girl's  mother  give  her  a  present  ? 
Of  whom  did  she  buy  it?  Is  it  not  a  good  way  to  assist  the  poor 
by  buying  what  they  make  of  them  ? 

LESSON  XII. 

Ed  ward  need  ful 

nev  er  af  ford 

les  son  scorn 

TRUST  AMD  TRY. 

"  Cannot,"  Edward,  did  you  say  ? 
Chase  the  lazy  thought  away; 
Kever  let  that  idle  word 
From  your  lips  again  be  heard. 
Take  your  book  from  off  the  shelf; 
God  helps  him  who  helps  himself; 
O'er  your  lesson  do  not  sigh : 
Trust  and  try — trust  and  try. 

**  Cannot,"  Edward  ?  say  not  so ; 
All  are  weak,  full  well  I  know ; 
But  if  you  will  seek  the  Lord, 
He  will  needful  strength  afford, 
Toach  you  how  to  conquer  sin, 
Purify  your  heart  within: 
On  your  Father's  help  rely. 
Trust  and  try — trust  and  try. 

"  Cannot,"  Edward  ?  scorn  the  thought ', 
You  can  do  whate'er  you  ought : 


Every  duty's  call  obey, 
Strive  to  walk  in  wisdom's  way ; 
Let  the  sluggard,  if  he  will, 
Use  the  lazy  "  cannot''^  still ; 
On  yourself  aud  God  rely  : 
Trust  and  try — trust  and  try. 

Questions. — What  did  Edward  say  about  his  lesson?  Should 
children  say  they  "cannot"  learn  a  lesson,  or  do  any-thing, 
until  they  have  tried  with  all  their  might  to  do  it?  On  whose  help 
should  they  rely  to  do  What  is  required  of  them  ?  What  should  be 
their  motto  when  they  attempt  and  wish  to  succeed  in  doing  their 
duty  ?  Is  not  "  Trust  and  try"  a  very  good  motto  to  be  governed 
by? 

LKSSON  XIII. 

wound  ed  bos  pi  tal 

char  i  tj  preach  cd 

va  ri  ous  Rich  mond 

la  dies  re  li  gion 


A  hospital  is  a  home  for  the  sick  and  wounded. 
Many  of  'them  are  built  by  the  charity  of  good  and 
kind  persons.  There  never  was  a  hospital  or  house 
of  mercy  built  until  the  religion  of  Christ  was  preadi- 
ed  among  men,  and  the  first  one  was  built  by  a  pious 

lady. 

During  the  present  war  iDetween  the  North  and 
South,  so  many  of  our  soldiers  have  been  sick  and 
wounded,  that  there  has  been  a  hospital  built  in 
nearly  every  city  along  the  great  rail  road  routes,  so 
that  these  poor  soldiers  might  find  a  kind  home  al- 
most every-where. 

The  city  of  Richmond  has  been  one  great  hospital 
during  the  war.  Almost  every  house  was  a  hospital, 
in  which  the  sick  and  wounded  soldiers  were  kindly 


nursed ;  and  even  with  all   these  homes   provided, 
many  poor  soldiers  have  suffered  from  neglect. 

Nearly  all  the  ladies  of  the  South,  have  been  like 
angels  of  mercy,  in  nursing  the  sick  and  wounded 
soldiers  in  various  hospitals,  and  have  taken  them  to 
their  own  homes,  and  cared  for  them  as  if  every  one 
were  a  son  or  brother,  and  many  of  our  brave  men 
owe  their  lives  to  their  kind  care  and  ministry  to- 
wards them. 

Questions. — Why  are  hospitals  erected?  What  large  city  has 
been  one  vast  hospital  since  the  present  war  began  ?  Who  have 
attended  upon  the  sick  and  wounded  soldiers  in  these  hospitals? 


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7  8 


mal  treat 
mess  mate 
mild  ncss 
mirth  ful 
mus  tache 


9 


quad  rant 
quag  mire 
quos  tion 
quib  bier 
quick  ness 


name  sake 
neck  lace 
neigh  bor 
nine  teen 
north  ern 


rail  road 
rash  ness 
reck  less 
rip  pling 
,rust  ling 


oil  cloth 
OS  na  burg 
out  march 
out  flank 
out  right 


pale  ness 
par  lance 
pen  knife 
pierc  ing 
plat  form 


10 


sage  ness 
scarce  ly 
scis  sors 
se  quencc 
snap  pish 


tart  ness 
thank  ful 
thrust  ed 
truth  ful 
tune  less 


114 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AXD  READER. 


11 


un  slak  ed 
un  thread 
un  thrift 
un  string 
up  spring 


vast  ness 
venge  fal 
vest  ment 
view  less 
vile  ness 


12 


waltz  ing 
watch  ful 
weak  ness 
wind  lass 
wretch  ed 


xan  thine 
yacht  ing 
yard  stick 
year  ling 
youth  ful 


LESSON  XIV. 


com  pa  ny 
an  swer  ed 
ruffled 


grav  el 
trot  tin] 
swing 


ba  by  house 

be  have 
Jes  sie 


"I.ITTL.E:  ITOIV'TS." 

Jessie  was  looking  for  two  little  girls  to  spend  the 
evening  with  her.  She  put  her  baby  house  in  nice 
order,  and  swept  the  barn  floor,  where  the  swing 
was. 

"  They  are  my  company,  too,"  said  Ilarry. 

"Yes,"  answered  his  mother,  "if  you  behave 
well." 

"I  shall  behave,"  said  Harry. 

Before  they  came,  however,  from  some  cause  or 
other,  Ilarry's  spirits  became  ruffled,  and  he  was  not 
the  pleasant  boy  he  could  be  at  times.  The  little 
girls  arrived,  and  Jessie  kissed  them,  for  she  was 
glad  to  see  them. 

"  Which,"  cried  Jessie,  after  they  had  SjDoken  to 
her  mother,  "  which  shall  we  play  with  first,  baby- 
house,  or  barn  ?" 

"Baby-house,"  chose  both  of  the  girls  at  once. 

"  Barn,"  shouted  Ilarry. 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.  115 

"  We  must  go  first  wliere  the  company  wants  to  go," 
said  his  sister. 

"/won't"  said  Harry. 

They  went,  however,  all  out  together,  and  their 
mother  hoped  there  would  be  no  trouble  among  the 
little  ones.  After  a  while  she  heard  the  trotting  of 
liltle  feet  down  stairs,  out  doors,  over  the  gravel 
walk,  into  the  barn,  and  the  sound  of  glad  voices 
was  lost  in  the  distance.  By  and  by  Jessie  came  in, 
dragging  Harry  by  the  hand. 

"Mother,"  said  she,  "will  you  keep  Harry  with 
you?     We  cannot  have  any  good  times  where  he  is." 

"0 h!"  said  his  mother,  looking  very  sorry. 

"  Well,  mother,  I  can't  help  it,"  said  Jessie;  "I 
tried  to  love  him,  and  coax  him,  and  please  him,  and 
ice  all  did ;  but  it  is  no  use,  he  loonH  be  pleased,  and 
he  spoils  all  our  comfort." 

"  What  is  the  matter  ?"  asked  his  mother. 

"  Why,"  answei'ed  Jessie,  "  he  is  so  full  of  little 
won'ts.  lie  won't  swing,  or  let  us  swing.  He  won't 
play  school.  Then  we  play  horse,  to  please  him, 
but  he  won't  let  us  be  three  horses,  and  he  won't 
drive  us  on  the  gravel,  but  in^o  the  thorn-bushes ; 
and  it  is  so  all  the  time.  We  are  pleasant  with  him, 
but  he  will  not  be  with  any-thing  we  do." 

Harry,  I  think,  must  have  been  heartily  ashamed 
of  this  account  of  himself.  These  "little  won'ts!" 
( ),  how  they  spoil  family  comfort,  children.  Do  not 
1 1  arbor  them  for  a  moment  in  your  bosoms.  They 
are  hard  to  get  out,  if  you  cherish  them  ;  and  if  they 
iiave  crept  in  unawares,  melt  them  away  as  quickly 


116  THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


as  you  can,  by  the  warm  eunshinr  of   an   obedient 

and  obliging  temper. 

Questions. — "Who  was  Jessie  looking  for  to  spend  the  evening 
Tyithhcr?  Where  did  the  little  girls  decide  to  play?  How  did 
Harry  behave?  "What  did  Jessie  do?  Did  not  Harry  feel  ashamed 
of  himself?  "What  do  these  "  little  won'ts"  spoil?  How  may  chil- 
dren get  rid  of  them  ?  Is  it  not  riglit  for  children  to  cultivate  an 
obc'dient,  obliging  temper  ? 

LESSON  XV. 

Christ  mas  egg  nog  gob  let 

at  ten  tive  dain  ty  kin  died 

de  mure  brim  ming  San  ta  Claus 

I  had  told  him  Christmas  morning, 

As  he  sat  upon'^y  knee, 
Holding  fast  his  little  stockings, 

Stuffed  as  full  as  full  could  be, 
And  attentive  listened  to  me, 

"With  a  face  demure  and  mild, 
That  old  Santa  Clause,  who  filled  them. 

Did  not  love  a  naughty  child. 

"But  we'll  be  good,  won't  we  modcr?" 

And  from  off  my  lap  he  slid. 
Digging  deep  among  the  goodiee, 

In  his  crimson  stocking  hid ; 
"While  I  turned  me  to  my  table, 

"Where  a  tempting  goblet  stood, 
Brimming  high  with  dainty  egg-nog, 

Sent  me  by  a  neighbor  good. 

But  the  kitten  there  before  me, 

"With  his  white  paw,  nothing  loth, 
Sat,  by  way  of  calm  enjoyment, 

Slapping  off  the  ehiuing  froth ; 


And,  in  not  the  gentlest  humor, 
At  the  loss  of  such  a  treat, 

I  confess  I  rather  rudely 

Thrust  him  out  into  the  street. 

Then  how  Benny's  blue  eyes  kindled  1 

Gathering  up  the  precious  store, 
He  had  busily  been  pouring, 

In  his  tiny  pinafore; 
With  a  generoui?  look  that  shamed  me, 

Sprang  he  from  the  carpet  bright. 
Showing  by  his  mien  indignant 

All  a  baby's  sense  of  right. 

"  Come  back,  Harney,"  called  he  loudly, 

As  he  held  his  apron  white, 
"  You  shall  have  my  candy  wabbitl" 

But  the  door  was  fastened  tight. 
So  he  stood  abashed  and  silent. 

In  the  centre  of  the  floor, 
"With  defeated  look  alternate 

Bent  on  me  and  on  the  floor. 

Then,  aa  by  some  sudden  impulse, 

Quickly  ran  he  to  the  fire. 
And,  while  eagerly  his  bright  eyes 

"Watched  the  flame  go  high  and  higher. 
In  a  brave,  clear  key  he  shouted. 

Like  some  lordly  little  elf, 
"  Santa  Kaus,  come  down  de  chimney, 

Make  my  moder  'have  herself," 

"I  will  be  a  good  girl,  Benny," 

Said  I,  feeling  the  reproof. 
And  then  I  called  aloud  to  Harney, 

Mewing  on  the  galley  roof. 
Soon  the  anger  was  forgotten. 

Laughter  chased  away  the  frown, 


118      THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

And  they  gambolled  'neatli  the  live  oaks, 
Till  the  dusky  night  came  down. 

In  my  dim  fire-lighted  chamber, 

Harney  purred  beneath  my  chair, 
And  my  play-worn  boy  beside  me, 

Knelt  to  say  his  evening  prayer. 
*'  God  bess  fader — God  bess  moder, 

God  bess  sister" — then  a  pause, 
The  sweet  young  lips  devoutly 

Murmured — "  God  bess  Santa  Kaus." 

Questions. — What  had  the  mother  told  her  little  boy  Christmas 
morning  ?  AYhat  did  he  say  he'd  be  ?  What  had  a  neighbor  sent 
her?  What  did  the  kitten  do  ?  What  did  the  mother  do  with  it? 
How  did  Benny  feel,  and  what  did  he  do  and  say  ?  Whom  did  he 
pray  for  when  he  knelt  to  say  his  evening  prayer  ? 

LESSON  XVL 

Ar  thur     prom  ise      re  ward       quar  rel     tem  per 
Fred  die    peev  ish      com  mand  tri  fles       con  tra  r  j 

ARTHUR  AXO  FREDDIE'S  RE^SVARD. 

"  Freddie  and  Arthur,  here  is  a  silver  dollar  for  each 
of  you.  I  give  it  to  you  because  you  have  kept  the 
promise  you  both  made  me,  to  strive  to  command 
your  tempers,  and  not  quarrel  with  each  other  for 
the  space  of  two  weeks.  You  have  earned  it,  I 
think,  and  here  is  your  reward."  As  he  ceased 
speaking,  the  little  boys  came  forward  with  happy 
faces,  and  received  from  their  kind  father  the  bright 
silver  money  he  handed  them. 

"  Now,"  said  Mr.  Sydney,  as  the  children  began  to 
express  their  delight,  "  I  have  a  few  words  to  say  to 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.  119 

3^ou,  and  I  wish  you  to  keep  still,  while  I  do  so. 
You  now  see,  my  children,  that  it  is  possible  to  com- 
mand your  tempers,  and  cease  that  ugly  habit  of  dis- 
puting with  each  other  about  trifles,  when  a  reward 
is  held  out  to  you  to  do  so.  Now,  I  want  you  to 
endeavor  to  command  your  tempers,  because  it  is 
rigJil  that  you  should,  and  annoying  to  your  parents 
not  to  do  so ;  but,  more  than  all,  because  it  grieves 
your  Father  in  Heaven  to  see  you  so  often  engaged 
in  quarrels  with  each  other,  and  in  yielding  to  such 
peevish,  fretful  tempers.  You  must  learn  to  do  right 
from  principle,  and  without  the  desire  to  be  paid  to 
do  so.  I  offered  money  to  you  this  time  as  a  trial,  to 
see  if  you  could  not  command  j^our  tempers,  by  giv- 
ing you  a  reward  to  do  so.  I  now  see  that  you  can^  and 
I  hope  that  you  will  both  strive  to  do  so  in  the  fu- 
ture, for  it  will  not  only  make  you  much  happier,  but 
those  around  you  also.  What  possible  use  is  there 
in  fretting  because  you  cannot  each  have  your  own 
way,  and  it  never  mends  matters,  but,  on  the  contra- 
ry, makes  them  worse,  besides  your  being  guilty  of 
the  sin  of  getting  into  violent  passions  with  each  oth- 
er, and  offending  God. 

"  Remember,  my  sons,  to  'let  dogs  delight  to  bark 
and  bite,'  but  little  brothers  must  not  do  as  the  brutes, 
who  do  not  know  riojht  from  wronof." 

Freddie  and  Arthur  both  promised  to  bear  in  mind 
y^hat  their  father  had  said  to  them,  and  act  more 
kindly  and  gently  towards  eacli  other  than  they  had 


been  in  the  habit  of  doing,   and  I   have   heard   that 
both  of  them  kept  their  word. 

Questions. — Why  did  Mr.  Sydney  give  eacli  of  hi.s  sons  a  silver 
dollar?  What  did  he  say  to  them  about  being  ^>aiVi  to  do  right  ? 
Why  did  he  tell  them  they  ought  to  do  right  ?  Whom  would  they 
displease  by  doing  wrong?  Is  it  right  for  children  to  indulge  in  a 
peevish,  fretful  temper?  What  did  Arthur  and  Freddie  tell  their 
father  ?     Did  they  keep  their  word  ? 

LESSON  XVII. 

love  a  ble  stain  ed  kneel 

win  ning  pen  i  tent  blue 

win  dow  kiss  ed  sob 


A  BOY  "WHO  TOL.D  A  L.IE. 

The  mother  looked  pale  and  her  face  was  sad, 
She  seemed  to  have  nothing  to  make  her  glad ; 
She  silently  sat  with  the  tears  in  her  eye, 
For  her  dear  little  boy  had  told  a  lie. 

He  was  a  gentle  and  loveable  child, 
His  ways  were  winning,  his  temper  mild  ; 
There  was  love  and  joy  in  his  soft  blue  eye, 
But  the  dear  little  boy  had  told  a  lie. 

He  stood  alone  by  the  window  within, 
For  he  felt  that  his  soul  was  stained  with  sin  ; 
And  his  mother  could  hear  him  sob  and  cry. 
Because  he  had  told  her  that  wicked  lie. 

Then  he  came  and  stood  by  his  mother's  side. 
And  asked  for  a  kiss,  which  she  denied  ; 
While  he  promised  with  many  a  penitent  sigh, 
That  he  never  would  tell  another  lie. 


So  she  bade  him  before  her  kneel  gently  down, 
And  took  his  soft"  hands  within  her  own  ; 
And  she  kissed  his  cheek  as  he  looked  on  high, 
And  prayed  to  be  pardoned  for  telling  that  lie. 

Questions. — "Why  did  the  mother  look  pale  and  sad  ?  How  did  he 
feel  after  he  had  stained  his  soul  with  a  lie  ?  What  did  he  ask  his 
mother  for  ?  Did  she  kiss  him  then  ?  After  he  had  knelt  and  asked 
God  to  pardon  him  for  telling  a  lie,  did  she  not  then  kiss  him  ? 
Does  not  God  know  when  you  tell  a  he,  whether  any  one  else  does 
or  not  ?  Is  il  not  a  disgrace  in  the  sight  of  man  to  tell  a  lie,  as  well 
as  in  the  sight  of  God  ?  Will  a  liar  be  believed  even  when  he  tells 
the  truth  sometimes  ?  Ought  you  not  always  own,  when  you  have 
done  wrong? 


LESSON  XYIIL 

dir  tj  com  pa  nj  Lab  it 

ex  pect  hands  clean 


DIRTY  UA^DS. 

0  dear  me,  Emma,  how  is  this? 
Your  hands  are  very  dirty,  miss  ; 

1  don't  expect  such  hands  to  see 
When  you  come  in  to  dine  with  me. 

Mamma,  said  little  Emma,  pray, 
Shall  we  have  company  to-day, 
That  I  should  be  so  very  clean  ? 
By  whom,  pray,  am  I  to  be  seen? 

By  whom,  my  dear?  why,  by  mamma, 
By  brothers,  sisters,  and  papa ; 
Say,  do  you  not  most  love  to  see 
Your  parents  and  your  family  ? 


122  THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

Be  cleanly  and  polite  at  home, 

Tlien  you're  prepared  if  friends  abould  come; 

Make  it  your  habit  to  be  clean, 

No  matter  then  by  whom  you're  seen. 

Questions. — Should  not  children  learn  to  be  clean   and   polite  at 
home,  as  well  as  before  company  ? 

LESSON  XIX. 

heav  en  wick  ed  u  su  al 

for  give  sur  prise  be  sought 

spoil  ing  your  self  throne 

HO^V  TO  FORGIYE. 

Little  Nell  Palmer  was  a  sweet  little  g'rl,  of  about 
five  years  of  age,  and  every  night  she  loved  to  kneel 
down  by  her  mother's  side  to  pray.  One  of  the 
prayers  she  was  in  the  habit  of  saying,  was  the 
"  Lord's  Prayer." 

One  night,  after  getting  ready  for  bed,  she  knelt 
down,  as  usual,  and  began  to  say — "  Our  Father, 
who  art  in  heaven  ;"  but  v/hen  she  got  as  far  as 
*'  Forgive  us  our  debts  as  we  forgive" — she  stopped 
short,  and  burst  into  tears. 

"  What  is  the  matter,  my  child. "  said  the  mother. 

"  0  ma !  I  did'nt  pray  it  at  all,  and  I  can't  pray 
it,  and  I  musnH  pray  it,"  she  added. 

"  And  why  not,  Nellie  ?" 

"Because,  ma,  I  haven't  forgiven  Susy  Flanders 
for  spoiling  my  doll's  face  this  morning." 

"  But  I  thought  you  had  forgiven  her,  Nellie, 
when  you  saved  the  orange  for  her  to-day  from 
dinner." 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.  123 

"  I  tbouglit  SO  too,  ma;  but  you  know  I  haven't 
seen  her  yet ;  and  when  I  think  of  the  great  ink 
spot,  all  soaked  in  the  wax,  and  think  how  wicked 
Susy  looked,  my  heart  feels  real  wicked  too ;  and 
I'm  afraid  if  she  should  look  so  again  at  me,  I 
couldn't  give  her  the  orange,  or  forgive  her  either." 

*'  Not  if  you  remember  it  is  just  such  as  she  that 
Christ  told  you  to  forgive?" 

"  0,  dear  ma,  I  don't  know,'^  said  Nellie,  still 
sobbing ;  poor  Dolly^s  face  will  never  be  clean  again; 
and  Susy  needn't  have  done  it :  it  would  be  easier 
to  bear  if  it  had  been  an  accident." 

"Yes,  I  know,  Nellie,  and  there  would  be  less  to 
forgive ;  but  if  you  can  do  it  now,  it  will  be  easier 
to  forgive  greater  wrongs  when  you  get  older." 

"  Wh}^,  ma,  what  could  be  greater  ?  Dolly's  face 
is  spoiled." 

"  It  would  be  greater  when  you  are  grown  up  to 
have  some  body  put  great  black  spots  on  your  char- 
acter by  slander.  It  is  done  to  some  body  every 
day,  Nellie,  and  you  may  not  escape ;  and  if  you 
cannot  forgive  a  wrong  to  Dolly,  will  you  be  able  to 
do  better  towards  one  against  yourself?" 

"  But,  ma,  how  can  I  make,  myself  forgive^  when  it 
won't  come  of  itself  in  my  heart?" 

"  You  can  pray  to  Christ  to  send  it,  can't  you?" 

"  Y-e-s,"  she  answered  slowly,  "  but  I'd  rather  you 
would  ask  first — please  do,  won't  you,  ma  ?" 

So  the  mother  besought  the  throne  of  grace  for 
her  little  girl  to  be  able  to  forgive /rom  the  hearty  and 
Nellie  then  prayed  for  herself,  and,  to  her  mother's 


124 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


surprise,  she  added  also  the  *'  Lord's  Prayer."  She 
said  to  her  mother  as  she  rose  up,  "I  wasn't  afraid 
to  say  that  then,  ma,  for  I  felt  the  feeling  that  I  could 
forgive  her  coming  into  my  heart  when  we  were 
praying ;  and  I  shan't  be  afraid  to  give  the  orange 
to-morrow  now.'' 


Questions. — "Why  did  not  Nellie  want  to  say  the  Lord's  Prayer? 
What  is  it  to  forgive?  Could  she  say  it  after  praying  to  God  with 
her  mother  ?  Must  wo  forgive  our  enemies,  or  those  who  treat  us 
unkindly?     Who  has  taught  us  to  do  this? 

Spelling  Lessons^    containing   Words  of  Eight  Letters. 


13 

ru  di  ment 
met  a  phor 
me  chan  ic 
de  cis  ion 
be  hav  ior 
do  min  ion 
se  ragl  io 
fa  mil  iar 
pa  tbet  ic 
sym  pa  thy 


14 

fas  ci  n  ate 
de  mean  or 
mus  cu  Iar 
of  fer  ing 
suit  a  ble 
de  vo  tion 
lig  a  ment 
per  me  ate 
ten  e  ment 
can  ni  bal 


15 

gy  ra  tion 
un  reap  ed 
wan  der  er 
vo  cal  ist 
ti  di  ness 
scant  i  ly 
par  te  re 
lac  er  ate 
or  phan  ed 
jo  cose  ly 


16 

hy  a  eintb 
to  geth  er 
un  wor  thy 
par  a  disc 
sen  ti  nel 
mack  er  el 
am  pu  tate 
syn  op  sis 
a  but  ment 
grad  u  ate 


17 

pet  u  hint 
rhap  so  dy 
yield  ing 
woe  fu]  ly 
trick  cr  y 
flex  i  ble 
ein  na  mon 
beau  ti  fy 
ab  lu  tion 
ma  neu  ver 


18 

hy  dro  gen 
re  qui  era 
a  sun  der 
in  fant  ry 
lot  ter  y 
forg  er  y 
mir  a  cle 
for  ti  iy 
un  god  ly 
ar  til  ler  y 


THE    DIXIE   SPELLER   AND   READER.  125 


LESSON  XX. 

reading     engraved     printed      Franklin      steam 
writ  ten     nice  \y  ar  rang  ed  pag  es  type 

THE  PRIIVTIJVG  PRESS. 

What  a. large  amount  of 
labor  it  is  to  make  even  a 
small  book,  like  this  one 
in  which  you  are  reading. 
Even  after  all  the  words 
pand  sentences  are  written 
upon  paper,  they  have  to  be  printed  before  they  can 
be  made.  Each  word  is  formed  of  little  bits  of  met- 
al called  type*  tand  one  letter  is  engraved  on  each  of 
these  little  pieces. 

The  printer  stands  by  a  large  case,  with  these  type 
all  nicely  arranged,  so  that  he  will  be  sure  not  to 
make  mistakes,  and  he  then  copies  with  his  type  the 
letters  and  words  which  are  written  upon  the  paper, 
lie  gets  very  black,  for  he  is  apt  to  get  a  good  deal 
of  ink  upon  him,  but  this  he  cannot  avoid. 

After  the  page  is  all  copied  in  the  "5^ic^5,"  as  they  are 
called,  they  are  put  into  a  large  press,  like  the  one  in 
the  above  picture.  The  white  paper,  or  leaf,  which 
is  intended  for  the  book,  is  then  put  in  the  press  on 
the  type,  and  the  top  is  then  forced  down,  either  by 
steam,  or  some  other  power,  and  the  letters  arc  then 
printed  upon  the  paper. 

It  takes  a  great  number  of  these  sheets  to  form  a 
book.  You  can  look  in  your  book  and  see  how 
many  pages  there  are  in  it,  then  you  may  form 
some  idea  of  the  labor  it  costs  to  make  it. 


126      THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

A  great  man,  named  Franklin,  who  lived  many 
years  since,  was  a  printer  by  trade.  You  must  read 
his  life  when  you  grow  larger,  and  then  you  will 
learn  how  great  and  good  he  was. 

Questions. — Does  it  require  much  labor  to  make  a  book  ?  How 
is  each  word  formed  ?  Can  you  explain  how  a  i>age  is  printed  ? 
"What  great  and  good  man,  who  lived  a  number  of  years  since,  was 
a  printer  ? 

LESSON  XXI. 

ker  chief  '  head  bye  byo 

chi  na  sleep  crumb 

ba  b^  morn  ing  neat 

t 

DOL.L.T  GOIIVG  TO  SI.E^P. 

There,  go  to  sleep,  Dolly,  in  mother's  own  lap  ; 
I've  put  on  your  night-gown  and  neat  little  cap  : 
So  sleep,  pretty  baby,  and  shut  up  your  eye ; 
Bye-bye,  little  Dolly,  lie  still  and  bye-bye. 

Now  I'll  lay  my  clean  handkerchief  over  your  head, 
And  tlien  make  you  think  that  my  lap  is  your  bed  ; 
So  hush,  little  dear,  and  be  sure  you  don't  cry ; 
Bye-bye,  littl*  Dolly,  lie  still  and  bye-bye. 

Tliere,  now,  it  is  morning,  and  time  to  get  up; 

I'll  crumb  you  a  mess  in  my  own  china  cup : 

Awake,  little  baby,  and  open  your  eye, 

For  I  think  it's  high  time  to  be  done  with  bye-bye.    . 

Questions.— Do  not  little  girls  love  to  play  with  dolls?  Of  what 
are  dolls  generally  made  ? 


THE  DIXIE   SPELLER  AND   READER.  127 


LESSON  XXIL 


an  swer  ed  swim  ice  ground 

toss  ed  fro  zen  melt  ed       warms 

cof  fee  plants  steam  crea  ture 


IVIIAT  IS  W^ATER  GOOD  FORI 

"  Children"  said  a  teacher  to  his  scholars,  one  eve- 
ning, at  the  close  of  school,  before  allowing  them  to 
leave  the  school-room,  *'  I  want  to  ask  you  all  a 
question,  and  I  want  every  one  of  you  to  give  me 
an  answer.     What  is  water  good  for  ?" 

*' Why,  that's  easy  enough  answered;  good  to 
drink,"  said  Henry  Somers. 

'*  Good  to  wash  with,"  said  a  little  girl. 

"  Good  to  make  tea  and  coffee  with,"  said  another. 

"  Good  to  sail  ships  and  boats  on,"  said  Archie 
Burton. 

"Why,  /know  the  very  best  thing  of  all,  it  is 
good  to  swim  in,"  said  George  Malcome. 

At  this  the  boys  all  laughed  loudly,  and  the  little 
girls  tossed  their  heads  as  much  as  to  say,  "  you  say 
Uiat  because  you  are  a  boy,  and  it  is  a  very  poor 
reason  Fm  sure.'''' 

"  I  know  a  better  reason  than  that,  Mr.  Chester," 
said  little  rosy  cheeked  Carrie  Elliot ;  "  it  is  good 
to  rain  with." 

"  Yes,  and  for  snow  and  ice  too,"  said  Jimmie 
Lewis. 

"Ha!  ha  I  snow  and  ice  isn't   "^ter,   is   it,    Mr. 


'^ 


128  THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 

Chester  ?  and  they  are  not  good   for   much,    for  it 
makes  us  sick  if  we  eat  too  much  of  it." 

"I  reckon  he  doesn't  love  ice  cream,  and  lots  of 
things  that  we  use  ice  for,  to  say  that^''^  said  one  of 
the  boys ;  "besides,  snow  and  ice  are  water,  are  they 
not,  Mr.  Chester  ?  for  if  they  are  melted  they  turn 
back  to  water,  that's  certain." 

"  Most  certainly  snow  and  ice  are  water,"  said  Mr. 
Chester;  ''snow  is  better  for  another  reason  than 
eating,  for  it  is  sent  by  God  as  a  covering  for  the 
earth  to  protect  the  plants,  before  the  ground  is  fro- 
zen ;  this  may  seem  strange,  that  snow  warms  the 
earth,  but  it  is  true.  You  have  mentioned  several 
good  uses  of  water,  for  it  is  certainly  good  to  wash 
with,  and  better  still  to  drink,  for  every  creature  on 
earth,  not  only  man,  but  all  animals,  would  perish  if 
they  could  not  get  water  to  drink;  and  if  rain  did 
not  fall  to  clear  away  the  dust  and  revive  the  plants, 
neither  they,  nor  we,  could  scarcely  live,  for  every- 
thing that  grows  in  the  ground  would  die,  and  man 
and  animals  would  suffer  with  the  heat  and  dust 
more  than  could  be  endured  by  them ;  so  we  should 
\q  thankful  for  water  on  that  account,  if  nothing 
more,  and  we  have  ynany  reasons  to  be  grateful 
to  God  for  giving  it  to  us,-  with  such  a  bounteous 

hand. 

"  Now  there  is  one  other  use  for  water,  that  none  of 

you  have  named ;  think  a  moment,  and  see   if  you 

can't  tell  me."— "You   cannot  tell?     Well,  then,  I 

will  tell  you.     Water  is  good  for  steam,  and  that  is 

one  of  the  mos^important  agents  yet  known.     It  is 


steam  that  makes  the  cars  move  so  rapidly,  upon 
which  you  love  to  ride,  and  that  moves  steam-boats 
upon  rivers  and  oceans ;  besides,  it  is  used  to  turn 
some  kinds  of  mills,  and  in  factories." 

*'  Gh  I  how  many  things  water  is  good  for ;  I 
shall  never  drink  or  see  any  again,  without  thinking 
of  it,"  said  Carrie  Elliot. 

"  We  have  talked  long  enough  this  evening,  chil- 
dren," said  Mr.  Chester,  "and  we  can  have  another 
talk  on  the  subject  some  other  time  ;  now  let  us  go 
home." 

Questions. — Can  you  tell  the  various  uses  of  water,  as  given  by 
the  scholars  ?  What  did  Mr.  Chester  say  it  was  good  for?  "Which 
do  you  think  was  the  best  reason  given  ?  Ought  we  not  to  be  very 
grateful  to  God  for  such  a  blessing  ? 

LESSON  XXIII. 

Tain  ing        spell  ing  daugh  ter         for  got 

win  dow        sick  ness         re  viv  ing         dis  tance 

TFHO  HIAKES  IT  RAIi\? 

"  Do  come  to  the  window,  Kosa,  and  see  how  hard 
it  is  raining ;  we  cannot  go  to  school  to-day,  can  we  ?' 

"  Perhaps  it  may  stop  raining  before  it  is  school 
time,  Fannie,  then  may  be  mamma  will  let  us  go,  for 
it  is  not  a  great  ways,  you  know." 

"  Oh,  1  do  wish  it  would  stop,    for   mother   will 
never  let  me  go  out  when  it  is  raining,  for  she  says  i 
I  will  take  cold,  and  suffer  with  my  throat.     0,  will 
it  never  stop  raining  ?  it  is  too  bad  to  have  it  always 
'     6* 


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rain,  when  I  don't  want  it  to  I  Alice  Clark  will  be 
sure  to  be  there,  for  she  never  misses  a  day,  though 
she  lives  so  far  off;  and  then  she  will  be  head  of  me 
in  the  "Spelling  Class,*'  for  you  know,  Rosa,  that  I 
stood  head,  and  she  next,  and  now  I  shall  have  to 
march  foot.  Oh,  dear !  it  gets  worse  and  worse,  in- 
stead of  better,  for  it  is  raining  harder  than  ever, 
and  it  looks  as  if  it  would  rain  all  the  morning; 
then,  too,  Kosa,  mother  will  let  you  put  on  your 
"rubbers,"  and  take  your  umbrcib,  if  it  slacks,  and 
go  to  school,  and  I  shall  have  to  stay  at  home,  all  by 
myself,"  and  the  little  girl  burst  out  crying. 

"  Fannie,"  said  her  mother,  who  had  come  into 
the  room,  a  short  time  before,  and  hoard  this  long 
fretful  tirade,  of  her  little  girl ;  "  do  you  know  whom 
you  are  finding  fault  with  in  this  manner?  Do  you  not 
remember  who  sends  the  rain  upon  the  earth  ?  God 
must  be  very  angry  with  you,  to  hear  you  talk  in 
this  sinful  way ;  then  too  we  need  this  rain  very 
much.  Every-thing  would  become  parched  and  dried 
up  very  soon,  were  it  not  for  this  reviving  rain. 

"  Unless  it  rains  too  hard,  as  'tis  such  a  short  dis- 
tance to  the  school-house,  I  will  let  your  sister  go, 
as  she  is  quite  healthy  ;  but  since  you  had  that  se- 
vere attack  of  sickness  in  the  spring,  you  take  cold 
quite  easily ;  and  the  doctor  said  I  must  be  careful 
with  my  little  girl  until  she  got  entirely  well.  So 
do  not  make  yourself  unhappy,  my  child,  for  I  will 
send  word  to  your  kind  teacher  why  I  detain  you 
at  home,  then  perhaps  she  will  not  send  you  to  the 
foot  of  your  class  when  you  return  to  school ;  more- 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.  131 

over,  I  will  see  if  I  cannot  think  of  some  pretty 
stories  to  interest  you  through  this  long  morning." 

Fannie  looked  up  in  her  mother's  face  with  a 
bright  smile,  and  said  : 

**  Dear  mother,  I'm  sorry  I  talked  so  badly,  but  I 
forgot  that  it  was  God  who  made  it  rain.  I  will 
try  not  to  talk  so  again.  I  shall  be  quite  contented 
to  stay  at  liomc  now,  even  if  Alice  Clark  does  'go 
head'  in  the  class." 

Ilcr  mother  was  s:lad  to  hear  her  dau2;hter  talk 
thus,  and  gave  her  a  sweet  kiss,  and  that  made  little 
Fannie  feel  quite  happy. 

Questions. — "Why  did  Fannie  fret  about  the  rain  ?  What  did 
her  mother  say  to  her?  Do  you  ever  complain  about  the  weather? 
Doe5  not  God  know  best  when  to  send  rain  on  the  earth  ? 


LESSON  XXIV. 

El  len  watch  es  fool  ish 

thick  when  ev  er  fears 

€;OOD-IVIGIIT. 

Good-niglit,  my  dear  mother — dear  mother,  good-night; 
You  may  tak-e  out  the  lamp,  and  shut  the  door  tight ; 
Your  dear  little  Ellen  will  not  be  afraid, 
Though  left  quite  alone  in  her  own  quiet  bed. 

Afraid,  my  dear  mother,  afraid  when  I  know 
God  watches  on  high,  while  you  watch  below  ? 
And  though  the  thick  darkness  all  round  me  is  spread, 
I  know  that  from  him  I  can  never  be  hid. 


You  say  my  dear  mother,  whenever  I  pray, 
Although  He's  in  heaven,  He'll  hear  what  I  say  ; 
And  so  if  I  should  have  some  foolish  fears  rise, 
I'll  pray  in  my  heart,  when  I  shut  up  my  eyes. 

Questions. — Does  not  God  see  and  care  for  you  in  the  dark  as 
well  as  in  the  light  ?  Should  you  not  pray  to  Him  before  you  go 
to  bed,  to  take  care  of  you  through  the  night? 


LESSON  XXV. 

bug  gies  gen  er  ous 

horse  back  Christ  mas 

lib  er  al  ly  tempt  ing 

sup  pos  ed  bare  foot 


EL.L.A'S  CHRISTMAS  GIFT. 

Perhaps  in  all  the  beautiful  city  of  C ,  there 

were  no  happier  children  than  Johnnie  and  Ella 
Ware,  one  Christmas  morning,  when  their  papa 
gave  them  a  bright  little  gold  dollar  for  a  Christmas 

gift. 

"Visions  of  sugar  plums,  candy  dolls,  soldiers  on 
horseback,  and  little  tin  buggies,  rose  before  them, 
for  they  thought  there  was  no  limit  to  the  beautiful 
things  those  precious  little  dollars  would  buy.  Santa 
Claus  had  done  his  imrt  liberally,  for  there  lay  the 
little  white  stockings  crammed  full  of  uice  things. 
One  would  have  supposed  they  had  been  very  obe- 
dient children  that  year,  judging  from  the  generous 
manner  that  never- failing  friend  had  rewarded  them. 
Johnnie  and  Ella  had  never  been  allowed  to  run  up 
and  down  town,  making  purchases,  without  some 
older  person  with  them ;  and  although  their  parents 
were  wealthy,  they  had  never  been  suffered  to  buy 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.  133 


useless  things.  But  that  Christmas  morning  papa  and 
mamma  said  they  might. go  just  where  they  pleased, 
and  buy  what  they  liked,  with  their  gold  dollars. 
So  in  spite  of  the  slight  snow  that  was  drifting  slowly 
down,  Mrs.  Ware  tied  on  their  warm  cloaks  and  boots, 
and  saw  the  little  ones  go  forth  into  the  street.  John- 
nie thought  of  all  the  curious  things  he  had  seen 
in  a  Jew's  shop  the  day  before,  but  Ella's  thoughts 
were  centered  upon  a  beautiful  wax  doll,  that  had 
smiled  for  a  whole  week  through  a  window  on  another 
street.  So  they  parted,  promising  to  meet  again  be- 
fore going  home. 

As  Ella  (now  remember  Ella  was  just  eight  years 
old)  was  moving  swiftly  down  the  street,  glancing  in 
here  and  there  at  the  tempting  beauties  within,  won- 
dering how  much  her  dollar  would  buy,  she  happened 
to  glance  down,  and  saw  upon  the  clean  snow  the 
print  of  a  little  bare-foot.  It  was  a  little  foot,  about 
the  size  of  her  own,  and  for  a  moment  she  fairly  grew 
cold  as  she  looked  upon  it.  Then  she  glanced  at  her 
warm  cloak,  with  its  soft  lining,  her  hood  of  quilted 
silk,  and  her  shoes  buttoned  closely  over  the  crimson 
stockings. 

Hurrying  on,  and  still  keeping  before  her  eyes  the 
little  tracks,  she  had  almost  forgotten  the  wax  doll, 
when,  turning  a  corner,  she  saw  before  her  a  little 
girl,  hurrying  along,  without  cloak  or  shoes.  Hasten- 
ing to  her  side,  Ella  asked  in  a  quick  voice,  "Ain't 
you  cold,  little  girl  ?" 

For  a  moment  the  poor  child  slackened  her  speed, 
and  turning  her  full  blue  eyes  on  Ella,  she  said: 
"  Yes,  I  am  cold." 

"  Why  don't  you  wear  shoes  ?"  asked  Ella. 

'*  Because  mamma  can't  buy  any ;  she's  sick."  This 
was  a  new  and  strange  idea  to  Ella ;  too  poor  to  buy 
shoes!     Iler  sympathy  was  aroused,  and  she  began 


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thinking  of  various  plans  to  get  the  little  girl  some 
shoes. 

Questions. — What  did  Mr.  "Ware  give  Johnnie  and  Ella  for  a 
Christmas  present?  "Where  did  they  go  that  Christmas  morning, 
and  what  for?     "Whom  did  Ella  meet  on  her  way  to  the  toy  shop? 


LESSON  XXVI. 

prompt  ings     El  la  ca  per  ing      teams 

pil  low  San  ta  Clans    wag  ons         de  mure  ly 


EL,L.i'S  CfilRISTillAS  GIFT— Colli iniied. 

"Does  Snnta  Claus  ever  bring  you  anything ?" 
she  asked,  with  some  curiosit3\ 

"  Santa  Claus  1"  0,  he  has  never  come  since  papa 
died,  but  he  used  to  come  and  brincc  ever  so  much." 

"Don't  you  wish  he'd  come,  and  bring  you  some 
shoes?" 

"O  yes!  and  mamma  some  bread." 

"  Is  your  mamma  hungry  ?" 

"  O  yes,  and  little  Jimmie,  too." 

There  was  silence  for  a  few  moments,  and  Ella 
thought,  "  I  wonder  if  my  gold  dollar  would  buy  a 
pair  of  shoes?"  They  were  just  opposite  a  shoe- 
store,  and  turning  quickly  to  the  little  girl,  she  whis- 
pered : 

"Go  in  with  me,  and  may  be  I'll  buy  you  some 
nice  shoes,"  and  they  entered  together,  the  child  of 
wealth  and  poverty. 

"  Will  a  dollar  buy  a  pair  of  shoes,  sir  ?"  asked 
Ella,  going  up  to  one  of  the  clerks. 

"  Yes,  a  small  pair." 

"  I  want  a  pair  for  this  little  girl,"  she  said  with  a 
throbbing  heart,  and  modestly  hanging  her  head,  as 
the  clerk  fixed  his  eyes  upon  her. 


"Here  are  some  very  nice  shoes,  for  a  dollar  and 
a  quarter,  but  if  3^ou  are  giving  them  to  the  little 
girl,  you  may  have  them  for  a  dollar." 

"  0,  thank  you  I"  exclaimed  Ella,  and  with  a  look 
of  gratitude  she  laid  her  precious  little  dollar  on  the 
counter.  They  parted  on  the  street,  those  little 
stranger  children,  and  when  Ella  saw  the  little  form 
moving  down  the  street,  with  those  bright  black 
shoes,  she  folt  happier  than  she  had  ever  felt  before. 
She  had  also  pointed  out  her  father's  house  to  the 
poor  child,  and  told  her  to  come  there,  and  her  mam- 
ma would  give  her  ever  so  many  pics  and  cakes. 
When  ^fr.  Ware  entered  his  pleasant  parlor  that 
Christmas  evening,  ho  found  Johnnie  capering  about 
with  wagons  and  teams,  and  India-rubber  balls,  and 
all  sorts  of  funny  things ;  but  there  sat  Ella,  demurely 
looking  on  with  empty  hands. 

"  Wh}^,  Ella,"  he  said,  "where  are  your  purchases? 
I  hope  my  little  girl  is  not  a  miser,  hoarding  up  her 
money  to  get  a  great  heap." 

The  child  hung  her  head,  and  her  mamma  said  : 

"  Ella  has  done  better  than  Johnnie  with  her  dol- 
lar." 

"  Gone  and  bought  papa  and  mamma  a  present, 
has  she?" 

^[rs.  Ware's  eyes  grew  moist,  but  she  shook  her 
head. 

"  Bought  some  useful  books,  perhaps?" 

"  No,  my  dear.  She  met  a  little  bare-footed  girl 
on  the  streets,  and  she  bought  her  a  pair  of  shoes." 

For  some  time  the  father  ^ould  not  speak,  but  at 
length,  going  up  to  Ella,  he  laid  his  hand  on  her 
brown  curls,  and  said  fervently : 

"  God  bless  you,  my  child  1     ^[ay  you  ever  be 
guided  by  the  promptings  of  your  generous  heart." 
Ella  was  supremely  happy  all  that  Christmas  eve- 


136  THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


ning,  and  when  she  went  to  her  room  that  night, 
she  found  lying  upon  her  pillow  the  beautiful  wax 
doll.  . 

Questions. — "What  questions  did  Ella  ask  the  little  girl  ?  Wbe^ 
she  told  her  she  had  no  shoes,  what  did  Ella  do  ?  "Wasn't  it  kind 
and  generous  in  her  to  spend  her  dollar  in  that  way?  How  did  her 
father  feel  when  told  of  it  that  evening?  What  did  Klla  find  lying 
upon  her  pillow  ?  Does  not  God  love  to  see  a  child  kind  and  gen- 
erous to  the  poor  ? 

LESSON  XXVII. 

Tom  my       -  hes  i  ta  ted         yo'^ng  er  hab  its 

Ed  die  in  clin  ed  stand  ing  curs  ing 

prom  ise         re  prov  ed         mo  ments         Ian  guage 


THK  GOOD  BOY  and  tbe  L.1TTI.E  SWEARER. 

"Eddie,  oh,  Eddie,"  cried  a  little  boy  to  another, 
as  he  stood  at  the  gate  in  front  of  a  house,  "  come 
out  here;  come  and  see  my  bow  and  arrows,  tliat  my 
uncle  gave  me,  and  let  us  play  with  them.;  come." 

"  No,  I  cannot  go,"  said  Eddie,  "  for  my  mother 
does  not  want  me  to  play  in  the  streets." 

"  Oh,  do  comt^''  said  little  Tomm}^,  **  and  I  will  let 
3'ou  plaj^  with  thcm.^' 

"I  cannot  go  out  there,"  said  Eddie,  "  for  mother 
says  it  is  not  safe  for  little  children  to  play  in  the  streets, 
for  they  may  get  run  over  by  liorses,  and  be  killed ; 
besides,  that  is  not  the  only  reason,  but  I  don't  like 
to  tell  you,  for  fear  that  it  will  make  you  mad." 

"  Why,  what  other  reason  have  you?" 

"Eddie  hesitated  a  m^^ment,  and  then  said: 

"  It  is  because  you  curse,  and  use  such  ugly  lan- 
guage ;  and  mother  says  if  I  play  with  bad  boys, 
that  I  will  soon  learn  to  act  and  talk  as  they  do.  I 
will  tell  you  what  we  will  do,  though.  Tommy ;  if 
you  will  come  in  the  yard,  I  will  play  with  you,  and 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.  137 


let  you  see  all  my  nice  toys,  and  pretty  books,  and 
we  will  have  a  grand  time  playing  with  them,  if  you 
will  promise  not  to  use  a  single  bad  word  ;  will  you 
agree  to  that,  Tommy?" 

Tommy  felt  very  much  inclined  to  get  angry,  at 
first,  when  Eddie  told  him  of  his  bad  habits,  but  by 
and  by  he  began  to  feel  ashamed  that  a  boy  younger 
than  hiniself  should  reprove  him,  and  he  hung  his 
head,  for  he  knew  that  Eddie  had  spoken  the  truth. 
As  he  liked  Eddie  very  much,  after  standing  si- 
lent for  a  few  moments,  in  which  time  he  made  up 
his  mind  never  to  be  guilty  of  cursing  or  using  bad 
language  again,  he  called  to  Eddie,  and  told  him  that 
he  would  make  the  promise ;  so  Tommy  went  in  the 
yard,  and  the  two  little  boj^s  played  together  all  the 
morning  very  prettily,  and  not  once  did  little  Tom- 
my break  his  promise,  and  when  he  parted  with 
Eddie,  he  told  him  that  he  never  would  curse  again, 
for  he  felt  a  great  deal  happier  than  when  he  did  it, 
for  he  knew  it  was  a  sin  to  do  so. 

Questions. — What  did  Tommy  call  to  Eddie  for,  as  he  stood  at  the 
gate  ?  What  reason  did  Eddie  give  for  not  going  in  the  street,  and 
not  wishing  to  play  with  him?  How  did  Tommy  feel  when  told  of 
his  bad  habits  ?  What  did  he  do  and  say  at  Inst  ?  What  promise 
did  he  give  Eddie  ?  Did  he  keep  it?  What  did  he  tell  Eddie,  when 
he  parted  with  him  ?  Do  you  curse  and  swear,  little  boy  ?  Is  it  not 
a  great  sin  against  God  to  do  it  ?  Will  He  not  be  angry  with  you, 
if  you  are  guilty  of  it  ?  Do  you  know  any  command  that  lie  haa 
given  on  this  subject? 


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THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER. 


Spelling  Lessons^  containing  Words  of  Eight  Letters. 


19 

an  ti  pode 
an  ec  dote 
vis  it  ing 
strat  e  gy 
rig  or  ous 
in  to  nate 
e  nor  mous 
cjl  in  der 
be  wil  der 
un  tir  ing 
mer  i  ness 
bru  tal  \j 
jcal  ous  y 
in  vo  lute 
sym  pa  thy 
pal  ma  ted 
de  fend  er 
her  i  tage 
piq  uau  cy 
ter  ri  ble 


20 

ri  fle  man 
pun  gen  cy 
em  pha  sis 
re  tir  ing 
as  bes  tus 
for  sak  en 
as  sign  ee 
min  ute  ly 
ho  li  ness 
re  veng  er 
o  ver  come 
gov  ern  or 
be  com  ing 
mu  si  cian 
o  ver  leap 
prod  i  gal 
sep  a  rate 
un  fil  ial 
yeo  man  ry 
guar  di  an 


21 

pas  tor  al 
ob  li  gate 
nom  i  nate 
eu  lo  gist 
doc  u  ment 
cow  ard  ly 
bib  li  cal 
ex  er  tion 
im  pu  dent 
tort  ur  er 
un  pit  ied 
prom  is  er 
loi  ter  er 
hy  a  cinth 
mas  ter  ly 
hie  cough 
proph  e  sy 
tap  es  try 
vap  or  ate 
ru  mi  nate 


LESSON   XXVIII. 


neigh  bor 
de  mure 
danc  ing 


child  ish. 
prat  tie 
out  tons 


quiv  er  mg 
puz  zle 
clasp  ed 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.  139 


BEivnfiE  l.i:e. 

My  little  neighbor  Bennie  Lee, 

Came  to  me  one  day, 
Eyes  as  bright  as  dew-drops  are, 

In  the  sun's  bright  ray ; 
While  the  dimples  chase  each  other 

'Round  from  cheek  to  chin  ; 
Eagerness  in  every  feature, 

Lurking  from  within. 


Quick  he  spake  in  childish  prattle, 

"  Aunty,  dest  look  here, 
See  ray  toat  and  nice  new  beeches — 

Now,  when  I  dit  near, 
See  my  pretty  bright  new  buttons. 

Just  like  papa  ware 
When  he  went  to  figlit  de  Yankees, 

Aunty,  look  before." 

Much  I  praised  the  bright  new  buttons, 

Much  I  praised  the  suit ; 
And  his  little  eyes  kept  dancing. 

To  the  music  of  his  heart. 
Soon  he  grew  demure  and  quiet. 

Thought  was  busy  then  ; 
I  was  guessing  what  could  puzzle 

Bright-eyed  little  Ben. 

Then  his  Hico  upturned  to  mine, 

Eagerly  was  given — 
"  Aunty,  can't  I  wear  dis  tote  and^beechea 

When  I  go  to  Heaben  ?" 
"  No,  ray  darling,  when  you  die. 

And  an  angel  are. 
You'll  be  clothed  in  spotless  white, 

And  a  harp  you'll  bear." 


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Sooa  as  I  bad  ended  speaking, 

Quick  he  spoke  again, 
While  bis  features  told  so  plainly 

I  was  causing  pain — 
"I  don't  want  to  wear  white  desses, 

Little  Lizzie  can  wear  dem;" 
And  bis  quivering  lips  and  full  eyes 

Told  the  tale  again. 

I  took  him  up  upon  ray  knee, 

And  clasped  him  to  my  heart, 
And  told  him  of  a  Saviour's  love, 

Told  him  of  that  better  part 
Reserved  in  Heaven  for -those 
Who  love  the  Saviour  here, 
Who'd  then  be  clothed  in  beauty, 
And  in  His  robes  appear. 


OUESTIONS.-What  did  little  Bennie  ask  about  his  coat  and  breech- 
es 9  How  did  he  feel  when  told  he  couldn't  wear  them  in  Heaven-? 
How  will  those  who  loved  the  Saviour  here  be  clothed  m  Heaven  ? 


LESSON  XXIX. 

printed  agent  pencils 

ohurch  -shelves  pe^s 

?    1  Chnr  lie  va  n  ous 

be  long  Cha   1^  ^^^^ 

store  -^^  ^^D^ 


THE  DIXIE  SPELLER  AND  READER.  I4I 


A  BOOK-STORE. 


_'^' Mother,  what  house  is  that  the  picture  c[?" 
tlic  MP  P?  'I^'i'  *H'  J^'^'i'r  °^  '^e  book-store  of 
Mr  r;,h:.  ^r  ^T\'"  *^''*'^""'  ^"^  '«  J^ept  bj 
thecloor"        ^''^''"''^  ^^®  "'''"'®  '^  printed  over 

!_'  Does  it  belong  to  Mr.  Burke,  mother  ?"  ;, 

Oh,  no.  It  belongs  to  the  Church,  and  Mr.  BurVe 

for  tL^f  1    '  ^      '''■"  *"  °'^''''  °^  *''  t°  ««"  tl^e  books  II 
u  Af  ,V'^"rcf . ,ns  "  g^eat  mean.s  of  doing  sood  " 

'Sundnv  ^^1^'  ''t'nf  ^'-  ^Y^''  ^^'>  hacl  our  little 

the' SSre'-' '  *^''  "  *''  ""'■  ^"'•'^<^  -1"°  k-P« 
iBellsl" '"'*''''' '''''^'' '*'''■'' *■""  °^  '^""'''^y  School 

.  W°'''  "°5  ^'''^'"!''''  '*  ^""^  '^  g''eat  many   kinds   of  li 
'books,    and  nearly  all  of  them  are  good  books   to 

to,?  e  '^°''  ^'^"/'^f  'Y^^  *°  1°^«  '-^"5  fear  God."  If 
jou  evergo  m  the  book-store,  Charlie,  you  will  see 

and  Ml.  Burke,  who  is  always  so  kind  and  ready  to 


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oblige,  as  also  his  clerks,  very  busy  waiting  on  th' 
who  come  to  buy  books,  music,  paper,  pencils,  pci, 
ink,  and  various  other  things.     He  sells  a  great  mai 
of  these  things,  not  only  to  those  who  come  to  t 
store,   but  to  a  vast  number  who  write  to  him  !• 
them,  and  thus  he  is  always  sending  off  a   grc 
many  books,  all  over  our  own  and  other  States.  You 
'Speller  and  Eeadcr'  came  from  his  store,   and  f 
your  pretty  Sunday-school  books.     He  sends  agre| 
many  books,  without  money  and  price,  as  a  presei 
to  poor  Sunday -scliool  children,  who  cannot  buy  thei 
and  this  is  another  mctliod  Itc  has  of  doing  good." 

Questions. — What  does  this  book-store  contain?  Tell  mo 
means  that  Mr.  13urke  has  of  doing  good?  Is  it  not  a  noble  tl 
to  be  a  good  man  ? 


MACON,   GEO. 


BUKKE,  BOYKIN  &  CO.' 

I  ^liespectfuUy  announce  to  the  public  that  thej  are 
iiow  prepared  to  do  a  general  publishinq  busi- 
ness,   and    will  contract  with  authors  to  do  their 
'  k  on  most  favorable  terms. 

.Ve  have  three  fine  steam  presses,  and  all  the  no- 
;iry  apparatus  for  doing  good  letter  press  printing, 
des  a  most  complete  and  well  appointed  Bindery, 
|li  under  the  control  of  experienced  workmen. 


We    have  just  published  a   Southern    edition  of 
iTebster's  Elementary  Spelling  Book — A  Pic- 
'•)RTAL  Primer  —  Mr.   Goulding's  Young    Ma- 
nners, enlarged  and  revised.  ' 
\  We  shall  issue  an  Elementary  Gram/ia.^,  and 
f  veral  other  good  school  books,  verj^  soo^i. 

Orders  for  all  kinds  of  Job  Printing, /)indin 5,  &c., 

yved  and  promptl}^  executed. 


STEAM  FEINTING  HOITS 


ItURKE,   B€¥K9r«   &  €0.\ 

BOOK  AND  JOB  PRINTERS  AND  BiNDI 

Orders  f<>i'  cvi'  •\-    '.^i  ript-'DT)  nf  Pciniin.       UtiiI'i.'  Mill!  IJuliiv  Tiromiitlv 

SUiSiJ:AY  tiC110(JL  BOOll 

FOR  SALE  DY 

J.  V  .  BURKE,  Agent,  Macon,  Oa.| 

ij  Dixie  Spoiler  '^d  Keau»jr,. 

;!  Sunday  Scho/ol  Bell, per  dozl| 

;.  Calvarj:  Oa^cd.lsm, 


Child's  Pcrij 
T^nrke'R  J'icl 


ti  r©  Catechism. 

ir.>  Primer, 

^ff^Liberal  discuimt  to^Le  tratlc. 


Sioii'tlierrL    Edition- 

i  Jn^Jt  pnli'isht  (1 'Irid  for  sftle  by 
;  MacoD, 


J"iTst    P*ri"blislic 


. )  . 


BV  R^v.  s'.  R.  eorxDxsrcr. 

Ij  Newiy  rcvif  ?d  Mid  eula  "ged.  Address — 

BDKKE,  BOYKIN  &  CO.,  Ma«oB»,< 


